Litigation/Liability Trends
No Pain, No Gain? Peloton Faces U.S. Regulatory Probe Over Treadmill Injuries
Peloton Interactive Inc said on Friday U.S. regulators were investigating the company, adding to the exercise bike maker's woes as it deals with a backlash over reports of accidents involving its ...
T-Mobile Claims No Continuing Risks to User Data From Recent Breach
T-Mobile US Inc said on Friday it was confident there were no continuing risks to user data from a breach disclosed earlier this month that affected more than 53 million current, former and ...
6 U.S. States Fail to Join $26B Opioid Settlements With Distributors and J&J
At least six U.S. states, including Georgia, did not fully sign on to a proposed $26 billion settlement with three drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson , which have been accused of fueling the ...
U.S. Pledges to Help Industry Hammer Out New Cybersecurity Guidelines
The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would work with industry to hammer out new guidelines to improve the security of the technology supply chain, as President Joe Biden appealed to private ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Harder to Challenge with FDA Pfizer Approval
Formal U.S approval of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine will make it nearly impossible to successfully challenge mandates by employers, legal experts said. The decision by the Food and ...
CEOS From Travelers, Apple, Amazon and More Will Talk Cyber at the White House
The White House is hosting an event on Wednesday that will bring together America's largest technology companies for a discussion about cybersecurity challenges following a raft of high-profile ...
Boy Scouts Postpone Bankruptcy Step After Judge Places Legal Fees, Insurer Deal Into Question
Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America are postponing a key bankruptcy hearing that was scheduled to start this week, following a court ruling that casts uncertainty on the future of the case. ...
Haiti Earthquake Caused $250M in Insured Losses
The large 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which hit Haiti on Aug. 14, is likely to cost insurers around $250 million, according to catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. While the insured losses ...