Liability News
Weinstein Co. Will Face Sexual Harassment Suit, Judge Rules
Weinstein Co. must return to New York court to face a lawsuit by women who say the firm is responsible for alleged sexual misconduct by founder Harvey Weinstein, a federal judge ruled. The bankrupt ...
GM Resolves Lawsuit Regarding Motorcyclist Struck by Self-Driving Auto
General Motors Co agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a motorcyclist involved in a minor crash with one of its self-driving cars in San Francisco late last year, the U.S. automaker said on Friday. ...
Calif. Wildfire Relief Fund Reportedly Mulled to Address Liability Costs, Relief
California lawmakers are said to be considering a proposal to help utilities shoulder billions of dollars in potential liability costs while offering relief to wildfire victims by setting up a ...
5 Years in Prison for Canadian Who Helped Yahoo Email Hackers
A Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 data breach at Yahoo was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday and ordered to pay ...
United Airlines Reaches ‘Resolution’ With Owners of Puppy That Perished in Overhead Bin
United Airlines has reached a "resolution" with the owners of a small French bulldog puppy that died during a flight after a cabin attendant ordered it stowed in an overhead bin in March, the carrier ...
Winner in J&J Baby Powder Asbestos Suit Gets $4 million in Punitive Damages
Jurors weighing how to punish Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit asked a judge if they could force the company to warn consumers that its Johnson's Baby Powder could be contaminated with asbestos, ...
Apple Getting Another $539M From Samsung in Long Fought Patent Battle
Apple Inc. won $539 million from Samsung Electronics Co. in the final throes of the companies' U.S. court struggle over smartphone technology, seven years after the start of a global patent battle. ...
FTC Urged to Probe Tesla Autopilot Ads
Two U.S. consumer advocacy groups urged the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate what they called Tesla Inc's "deceptive and misleading" use of the name Autopilot for its ...