Liability News
Ethiopian Airlines Crash Could Become Largest Non-War Aviation Reinsurance Claim on Record: Willis Re
Liability claims related to the Ethiopian Airlines crash and the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft could be the largest non-war aviation reinsurance claim on record, hitting reinsurers' ...
Crop Insurance Planting Deadlines Stressed by Massive U.S. Farmland Flooding: Reuters
At least 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) of U.S. farmland were flooded after the "bomb cyclone" storm left wide swaths of nine major grain producing states under water this month, satellite data ...
Family Sues Boeing in U.S. Over Ethiopian Airlines Crash
A lawsuit against Boeing Co was filed in U.S. federal court on Thursday in what appeared to be the first suit over a March 10 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people. The lawsuit was ...
J&J Reaches Confidential Settlement Over Another Baby Powder Asbestos Suit
Johnson & Johnson reached a confidential settlement resolving an Oklahoma lawsuit alleging its iconic baby powder caused a 77-year-old woman to develop a rare cancer connected to asbestos ...
Lloyd’s Comes Up With ‘Robust Plan of Action’ to Address Sexual Harassment Reports
Lloyd's is releasing "a robust plan of action to address reports of sexual harassment in the Lloyd's market and create a safe and inclusive working environment." The plan includes possible lifetime ...
OxyContin Maker Purdue Settles Oklahoma Opioid Case for $270 Million
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the company have reached a $270 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing Purdue of ...
Federal Judges Cracking Down on Cozy Class Action Deals
Federal judges in California are cracking down on warped incentives in class-action lawsuits, exerting tighter oversight of settlements that provide hefty fees for plaintiff lawyers but no meaningful ...
J&J, Bayer Settle 25,000-Plus U.S. Xarelto Suits for $775 Million
Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle more than 25,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging that their blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto caused unstoppable and in some cases fatal bleeding for a ...