Liability News
Ex-Alphabet Engineer Charged With Stealing Google Self-Driving Car Secrets
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed criminal charges against Anthony Levandowski, accusing the former high-ranking Alphabet Inc engineer of stealing the company's self-driving car ...
Four Facebook Users Refile Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal
Four Facebook Inc. users revived a lawsuit against the social media company, claiming it invaded their privacy and violated its terms of service by selling their data to Cambridge Analytica and more ...
Walmart Alleges ‘Widespread’ Tesla Negligence Over Solar Energy System Fires
Walmart Inc on Tuesday sued Tesla Inc, accusing it of "widespread negligence" that led to repeated fires of its solar systems and asking a court to force Tesla to remove solar panels from more than ...
Arch Insurance Asserts Policy Exclusion Frees It From Covering USC’s $215M Sex Abuse Settlement
Arch Specialty Insurance Co. is arguing in a recently filed a lawsuit that it shouldn't have to cover the University of Southern California's $215 million settlement in a case where the school's ...
With Billions in Lawsuits From Fire Victims Pending, Shares of California Utility Tumble
Shares of PG&E Corp. plunged before the start of regular trading Monday after a judge ruled that a jury should determine whether it should pay as much as $18 billion in damages to wildfire ...
Bayer May Be Seeking Roundup Cancer-Claim Deal Worth Up to $8B
Bayer AG is proposing to pay as much as $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, according to people familiar with the negotiations. An ...
Tesla Owner Sues Carmaker, Alleging Use of Defective Batteries
A Tesla Inc owner has filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker, claiming the company limited the battery range of older vehicles via a software update to avoid a costly recall to fix what ...
California Utility Loses $2.6B Due to Wildfires and Bankruptcy
PG&E Corp., the bankrupt California utility giant, reported a $2.6 billion second-quarter loss and said it expects more charges this year tied to wildfires that devastated the state in 2017 and ...