Litigation/Liability Trends
Travel Booking Website Owner Sues JetBlue for Withdrawing Fares
JetBlue Airways Corp has been sued for allegedly blocking online travel agencies from displaying its fares alongside other carriers' fares, in an illegal bid to steer travelers to its website and ...
COVID-19 Rulings Are Moving to Appellate Courts; Insurers Mostly Ahead to Date
A wave of litigation over business-interruption losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders has started splashing into the appellate courts. Appeals of trial court decisions in at least 11 lawsuits ...
World Bank Working With 100-Plus Countries to Resolve COVID Vaccine Legal Hurdles
The World Bank is working closely with over 100 countries to pave the way for them to receive low-interest loans and funding to purchase and distribute COVID-19 vaccines, World Bank Group President ...
FCC Increasingly Unlikely to Limit Social Media Legal Protections
The prospects of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai taking action on an effort to narrow social media companies' legal protections under a 1996 law are increasingly unlikely. Both ...
South African Insurer Accepts Liability for Some Rejected COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
South African insurer Santam will begin assessing payouts for some previously rejected coronavirus-related claims after recent court judgments on such cases but still intends to challenge one finding ...
U.S. Government Will Use Obscure Federal Bureaucracy to Handle COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims
Lost in the U.S. launch of the coronavirus vaccine is a fact most don't know when they roll up their sleeves: In rare cases of serious illness from the shots, the injured are blocked from suing and ...
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 ...