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U.S. Drivers Sue Hyundai, Kia, Alleging Engine Defect Caused Fires
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. were sued by U.S. drivers over an alleged defect that could cause certain engines to catch fire, adding pressure on the South Korean automakers being probed by ...
Kellogg Co. Credited With Leading Charge for Less Lawsuits, More Worker Arbitration
Former employees of Kellogg Co. are suing the company. Their claims? They allege the cereal giant shouldn't have sued them earlier this year. And why did Kellogg go after its employees in the first ...
Equifax Breach Stemmed From Lack of Modern Tech Security Despite Aggressive Growth
Equifax Inc. failed to modernize its technology security to match the company's aggressive growth strategy and data gathering, a shortcoming that left it open to the 2017 hack that compromised the ...
VW Denies Allegations Its Chairman Knew Early About Emissions Test Cheating
Volkswagen has denied allegations that Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch knew about the carmaker's emissions test cheating almost three months before U.S. authorities made it public in September 2015. ...
Cannabis Industry Has ‘Really Strong Need’ for Specialty Insurance: Expert Perspective
There's "still a really strong need" for specialty insurance to cover cannabis businesses as well as medical professionals prescribing cannabis, according to an attorney who specializes in the ...
Marriott Cyber Attack Puts Data From 500 Million People At Risk
Marriott International Inc. has been investigating a hack involving unauthorized access to the guest reservation database at its Starwood unit since 2014, in what may be one of the biggest such data ...
Allianz, Boeing Win as U.S. Judge Dismisses Suit Over Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight
A U.S. judge has dismissed nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims' families sought to hold the carrier, its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co ...
J&J Cleared of Talc Cancer Liability in California Jury Trial
A California jury on Wednesday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a case involving a woman who alleged that the company's talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos ...