Litigation/Liability Trends
Wells Fargo Will Fork Over $3B to Settle Consumer Abuse Allegations
Wells Fargo & Co. will pay $3 billion to settle U.S. investigations into more than a decade of widespread consumer abuses under a deal that lets the scandal-ridden bank avoid criminal charges. ...
Global Financial Firms Risk $1 Trillion in Losses if Slow to Act on Climate Change
The world's financial services sector risks losses of up to $1 trillion if it fails to respond quickly to climate change and is hit by policy shifts such as the introduction of a carbon tax, a new ...
Ransomware Shuts U.S. Natural Gas Compressor Facility for Two Days
A recent ransomware attack caused a U.S. natural gas compressor facility to shut for two days, the latest in a string of attacks targeting the country's energy infrastructure over the past few years. ...
Fossil-Fuel Production May Generate Much More Methane Than Scientists Thought
Fossil-fuel production may be responsible for much more atmospheric methane than scientists previously thought, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The results, if they ...
Russian Internet Company Yandex Ready to Test Driverless Cars
Internet company Yandex, which reported lower growth in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, is poised to test its driverless cars outside Russia this year. Yandex has invested 2.2 billion roubles ...
AG Barr Targets Legal Shield Used by Google, Facebook, Others
Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc. as the provision comes under increasing fire from both liberals and ...
Climate Change Makes ‘Atmospheric Rivers’ Drench the U.S.
Climate change is spurring a new, deep dive into a complex, little-studied weather system blamed for creating billions of dollars in flood damage across the western U.S. Atmospheric rivers are narrow ...
Bayer Appeals to Overturn $86M Roundup Cancer Verdict
Bayer AG has asked a California appeals court to overturn an $86 million verdict that found it was responsible for a couple's cancer caused by its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. In a Friday ...