Liability News
Amtrak Train With GOP Lawmakers in Tow Strikes Truck at Crossing, Killing Motorist
An Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress to a party retreat Wednesday struck a garbage truck outside Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person on the truck. At least one other ...
Most Americans Uneasy About Riding in Self-Driving Cars
Two-thirds of Americans are uncomfortable about the idea of riding in self-driving cars, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, underscoring one of many challenges for companies spending billions ...
VW Supervisory Board Seeks Inquiry Into German Automaker Diesel Fume Tests Involving Monkeys
Members of Volkswagen's supervisory board have called for an inquiry into tests in which monkeys were exposed to toxic diesel fumes, German media reported on Monday. The New York Times reported on ...
U.S. Senate Looks for Way to Bring Self-Driving Car Bill to Vote
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is pursuing different strategies to win approval this year of landmark self-driving car legislation that could make it easier for automakers to get ...
U.S. Threatens to Sue Generic-Drug Makers in Price-Fixing Probe; Shares Fall
Shares of generic-drug makers including Mylan NV and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. fell after the Justice Department's antitrust division said it might sue them for damages in a price-fixing ...
$1B GM Ignition Switch Settlement Tossed by Judge
A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday said a settlement agreement that would require General Motors Co to pay $1 billion in stock to car owners suing the company over faulty ignition switches was ...
Judge Rejects Wells Fargo Bid to End Predatory Lending Lawsuit
A federal judge in Philadelphia on Tuesday rejected Wells Fargo & Co'.s bid to dismiss that city's lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. mortgage lender of predatory lending targeting black and ...
BP Will Settle Calif. Overcharging Lawsuit With $102M Payment
A BP Plc unit will pay $102 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of overcharging California for natural gas, the state's attorney general said. The accord spared BP from facing a jury ...