Litigation/Liability Trends
Fracking Growth Too Fast For Regulators In California: Report
A new report on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in California warns of the risks of irreversible contamination of surface and groundwater near oil drilling sites, unless the technique is carefully ...U.S. Revives Probe Of Media’s Handling Of Economic Data
U.S. law enforcement officials have reversed a decision to wind down an investigation into how news agencies handle the release of economic data to investors, concerned some sensitive information may ...Fed Probes Early Release Of Minutes, Appears Accidental
The Federal Reserve launched an investigation on Wednesday into the U.S. central bank's worst security lapse in years, but said it appeared the early release of market-sensitive minutes of a policy ...
Activist Investors Find Allies In Mutual, Pension Funds
U.S. institutional investors, who used to shun activist investors and side with a company's management on most controversial issues, are starting to change their tune. Aggressive shareholders such as ...Madoff Victims Can’t Sue SEC: U.S. Appeals Court
Victims of Bernard Madoff's investment fraud have lost their bid to sue the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for negligence in failing to uncover the swindler's Ponzi scheme. On Wednesday, a ...Jury Finds Exxon Liable For $236.4M In MTBE Suit
A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday found Exxon Mobil Corp liable for $236.4 million in a civil lawsuit that charged the oil company had polluted groundwater in the state with a gasoline additive used to ...
NFL, Ex-Players Prep For Court Battle Over Concussions
With perhaps billions of dollars at stake, a hearing Tuesday over concussion litigation filed against the NFL promises to be a brawl between legal heavyweights. About 4,200 former players have sued ...
Global Crowdfunding Volumes Up 81% In 2012; More Than Half From U.S. Websites
Crowdfunding websites helped companies and individuals worldwide raise $2.7 billion from members of the public in 2012, an 81 percent increase on the previous year, data showed on Monday. As banks ...