Liability News
Tesla Loses Effort to Block Lawsuit Claiming Racism at California Factory
A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc's effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory where they worked was a hotbed of racial hostility, clearing the way for a ...
It Burns: EU Court Rules Airlines Can Be Held Liable for Spilled Coffee
It might be harder to get hot coffee at 30,000 feet after the European Union's top court said that airlines can be held responsible for injuries caused by spilled drinks, even if it isn't clear how ...
GM Sues Hyundai for Allegedly Poaching Exec to Access Self-Driving Car Secrets
General Motors Co. accused Hyundai Motor Co.'s U.S. unit of poaching one of its top safety executives so it could gain access to trade secrets for self-driving vehicles and electric cars. Brian ...
Southwest Reaches Partial Settlement Deal With Boeing Addressing Projected 737 MAX Damages
Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it had reached a confidential compensation agreement with Boeing Co for a portion of a projected $830 million hit to operating income in 2019 arising from the ...
Bayer Seeks Reversal of $25M Roundup Verdict
Bayer AG on Monday said it has asked a U.S. federal appeals court to throw out a $25 million judgment it was ordered to pay to a California man who blamed the company's Roundup weed killer for his ...
Royal Caribbean Liability for Volcano Deaths Could Hing on ‘Act of God’ Defense
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's potential liability for a deadly excursion to a volcanic island in New Zealand could hinge on whether the eruption was an unforeseeable "act of God," according to ...
Judge Rules Exxon Mobil Did Not Defraud Investors by Hiding Climate Change Costs
Exxon Mobil Corp won a major victory in a closely-watched lawsuit on Tuesday when a judge ruled that the company did not defraud investors out of up to $1.6 billion by hiding the true cost of climate ...
Facing Thousands of Lawsuits, J&J Claims New Tests Show Asbestos-Free Baby Powder
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that recent tests showed that Johnson's Baby Powder was free of asbestos, after U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigations reported trace amounts of the ...