Litigation/Liability Trends
Facebook Faces $150M Class-Action Lawsuit From Rohingya Refugees Over Myanmar Violence
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion over allegations that the social media company did not take action against anti-Rohingya hate ...
U.S. SEC Investigating Tesla Over Whistleblower Claims on Solar Panel Defects
The U.S. securities regulator has opened an investigation into Tesla Inc over a whistleblower complaint that the company failed to properly notify its shareholders and the public of fire risks ...
Four Employees Sue Bristol Myers for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions
Bristol Myers Squibb Co was sued on Wednesday by four employees who said the drugmaker refused to grant them religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and threatened to fire ...
Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Don’t Expect Big Changes
When CVS Pharmacies announced that it was closing 900 stores around the country just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company, some saw ...
Finland Struggling to Stop Malware Attack Spread by Text Messages
Finland is working to stop a flood of text messages of an unknown origin that are spreading malware. The messages with malicious links to malware called FluBot number in the millions, according to ...
New York Wants Monitor to Oversee Amazon Workplace Safety, Alleging Setbacks
New York state's attorney general on Tuesday asked a state judge to appoint a monitor to oversee worker safety at an Amazon.com Inc fulfillment center in New York City, citing the retailer's alleged ...
Opioid Verdict Against Pharmacy Chains May Not Survive Appeal
While a Cleveland jury concluded Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. exacerbated Ohio's opioid epidemic with lax oversight of prescription painkillers, the verdict may ...
COVID Intrigue: Pfizer Accuses Departing Employee of Stealing Vaccine Secrets
Pfizer Inc has sued a longtime employee for allegedly stealing "scores" of confidential documents, including some related to its COVID-19 vaccine, as she prepared to jump to a competitor. In a ...