Litigation/Liability Trends
Illinois Jury Sides with Johnson & Johnson in Hip Implant Case
Last Tuesday, an Illinois jury found in favor of Johnson & Johnson's DePuy orthopedics unit in a second product liability trial of nearly 11,000 lawsuits over the company's recalled ASR metal hip ...
CDC Study Examines Traffic Crash Pedestrian-Related Deaths
A recent CDC study found that each year more than 4,000 pedestrians die from motor vehicle crash-related injuries in the United States with certain populations disproportionately impacted. The study ...BofA CEO Moynihan, Ex-CEO Lewis Face Mortgage Disclosures Lawsuit
A federal judge has revived a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Brian Moynihan, his predecessor Kenneth Lewis, and others of misleading shareholders about the ...
Supreme Court Limits U.S. Courts’ Jurisdiction in Foreign Human Rights Cases
In a closely watched ruling that left questions unanswered, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday that federal courts do not have jurisdiction to hear lawsuits against foreign corporations accused ...BofA Reaches Record $500M Settlement With Investors On MBS
Bank of America Corp has reached a record $500 million settlement with investors who claimed they were misled by its Countrywide unit into buying risky mortgage debt. The settlement is the largest to ...