Litigation/Liability Trends
Crash Victim Families Want U.S. to Reverse Approval Bringing Back Boeing 737 MAX Planes
The families of victims killed in two crashes by Boeing Co's 737 MAX want U.S. regulators to rescind approval for the planes to fly again, following a Senate report that raised concerns about the ...
Walmart Accused by U.S. Justice Dept. of Helping to Fuel the Opioid Crisis
The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc on Tuesday, accusing the retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States and ignoring warning signs from its pharmacists, according to a court ...
Norway Lawsuit Dismissed, Allowing Plans for Arctic Oil Drilling to Proceed
Norway's supreme court upheld government plans for Arctic oil exploration on Tuesday, dismissing a lawsuit by campaigners who said they violated people's right to a healthy environment. While most of ...
Suspected Russian Hack of U.S. Government More About Espionage Than War
The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it "virtually a declaration of war" and U.S. Senator Marco ...
Google Antitrust Trial Might Not Start Until 2023
The judge hearing the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust case against Alphabet Inc's Google suggested a trial date of Sept. 12, 2023, on Friday. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta suggested the date ...
South African Insurer Ends Further Challenge of Liability Ruling Over Virus Insurance Claims
South African insurer Guardrisk will not further challenge a court process that has found it liable to pay clients' rejected coronavirus-related claims, it said late on Thursday. Guardrisk, the ...
The First (Of Many) Coronavirus Business Interruption Trials Is Now Underway
The owners of a restaurant in the heart of the New Orleans French Quarter are asking a Louisiana judge to order some Lloyd's of London insurers to cover losses from the Covid-19 outbreak — the ...
Higher Cargo Insurance Rates, New Risks Aplenty With COVID Vaccine Rollout
Speedy global delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by air and sea in ultra cold conditions will lead to a jump in cargo insurance rates and spur demand for new areas of coverage, leaving underwriters on ...