Litigation/Liability Trends
Computer Model May Help Athletes Avoid Brain Damage, Concussions
Concussions can occur in sports and in combat, but health experts do not know precisely which jolts, collisions and awkward head movements during these activities pose the greatest risks to the ...
Activist Brockovich to Speak With Residents Near Louisiana Sinkhole
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich and a California attorney hired by a group of Assumption Parish, La., residents are coming to Pierre Part to discuss the legal options for residents evacuated ...
States with More Gun Laws Show Lower Rate of Firearm Fatalities: Study
Having a higher number of firearm laws in a state may be associated with a lower rate of firearm fatalities from suicides and homicides, according to a study of all 50 states published by JAMA ...U.S. Regulators Look To Punish Bankers For Money Laundering
Bank executives who violate anti-money laundering laws may soon face harsher punishment in the United States as regulators consider ways to step up the fight against illicit money flows. New rules ...
Workplace Bullying Emerging As Major Employment Liability Battleground
Margaret Fiester is no shrinking violet, but she says working for her former boss was a nightmare. "One day I didn't do something right and she actually laid her hands on me and got up in my face and ...Disney Shareholders Reject CEO/Chair Split
Walt Disney Co. shareholders on Wednesday re-elected the company's board, including Chair and Chief Executive Bob Iger, and rejected an investor proposal to separate the roles of chairman and CEO in ...EU Fines Microsoft $731M
The European Union fined Microsoft Corp 561 million euros ($731 million) on Wednesday for failing to offer users a choice of web browser, an unprecedented sanction that will act as a warning to other ...