Litigation/Liability Trends
Amazon Sues NY Attorney General to Stop Its COVID-19 Lawsuit
Amazon.com Inc on Friday sued New York's attorney general to stop the state from filing its own lawsuit over the online retailer's early response to COVID-19, including its firing of activist ...
Chubb Wins in Judge’s Denial of Target’s Data Breach Bank Claims
Target Corp. has been denied its $138 million insurance claim against ACE (now Chubb) Insurance companies stemming from a 2013 data breach. A federal judge in Minnesota ruled the retailer had failed ...
Irish Central Bank Pledges to Act Against Insurers Who Don’t Pay COVID-19 Claims
Ireland's central bank governor told insurers to urgently honor and pay valid claims related to COVID-19 disruption, following a successful test case in court last week, or risk facing legal action ...
Facebook Confronted With New UK Class Action Over Data Harvesting Scandal
Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring ...
Brazil Group Sues Norwegian Aluminum Producer Over Alleged Toxic Waste Pollution
Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit against Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro for what they say is toxic waste pollution the company is causing in northern Brazil. The ...
CVS, Walgreens Prepare for Fresh Round of ‘Bot’ Attacks on COVID Vaccine Program
U.S. retailers and pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS Health are preparing for a fresh round of "bot" attacks by scalpers hoping to snap up COVID-19 vaccine appointments as they did hoarding Sony ...
New UK Rules Could Make Company Directors Personally Liable for Financial Statements
Company directors would become personally liable for the accuracy of their financial statements under landmark proposals from Britain's finance ministry next week to improve corporate behavior, ...
Irish Court Backs Four Irish Pubs Over COVID Lockdown Insurance Claims
Ireland's High Court ruled on Friday that four publicans insured by FBD were entitled to be indemnified for losses under lockdown-linked claims, in a test case that could have implications for over ...