Litigation/Liability Trends
Bayer Pursues Settlement Talks as Roundup Cancer Trial Postponed
Bayer AG said on Friday it has reached an agreement with plaintiffs' lawyers to postpone a Missouri jury trial over allegations its popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer to provide room for ...
Tech Industry Liability Will Reportedly Be Focus of Upcoming U.S. Justice Dept. Conference
The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post, ...
Travelers Sets Aside ‘Modest Funds’ for Possible Exposure to Child Sex-Abuse Claims
Travelers Companies Inc has set aside a "modest" amount of additional money to cover its possible exposure to child sex-abuse claims, the insurer's finance chief, Daniel Frey, told analysts during an ...
Canadian Judge Signs Off on $150M Volkswagen Fine for Diesel Emissions
A judge in Canada approved a C$196.5 million ($149.7 million) fine against Volkswagen AG on Wednesday after the company pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of diesel emissions violations. Volkswagen ...
Growing Risk for SME Insurers: Duty to Defend Cats
Until recently, there was a relative lull in new mass tort events in the United States. This led to a sense among insurers that mass litigation was no longer the looming threat that it was in the ...
Marsh Reports Demand Spike for Political Violence Cover in the Gulf
Marsh, one of the world's largest insurance brokers and risk advisers, has seen a spike in clients' enquiries for political violence cover in the Gulf after attacks on tankers and oil installations ...
Drivers Display Effects of Recreational Pot Even When Not Intoxicated by It: Harvard Study
Recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even when drivers are not intoxicated by marijuana, according to a study from a Harvard Medical School hospital. Published in the Drug and Alcohol ...
$8B Risperdal Award Against J&J Slashed to $6.8M
A Pennsylvania judge on Friday slashed to $6.8 million from $8 billion a punitive damages award against Johnson & Johnson to a man who said it failed to warn that boys using its antipsychotic ...