Liability News
NYC Suit Against Oil Companies Over Climate Change Damage Faces Uphill Battle
New York City's effort to hold oil and gas producers responsible for costs related to the environmental effects of their products faces an uphill battle as it tries to stretch current law to address ...
Music Streaming Company Spotify Slammed With $1.6B Copyright Lawsuit
Music streaming company Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing Inc last week for allegedly using thousands of songs, including those of Tom Petty, Neil Young and the Doors, without a license and ...
Airbnb Defeats Apartment Complex Lawsuit Concerning Unauthorized Subleases
Airbnb Inc. defeated a lawsuit by Apartment Investment & Management Co., one of the largest residential landlords in the U.S., alleging that the online home-sharing marketplace enables tenants to ...
Slowed iPhones Lead to Lawsuits, Apple Apology
Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users ...
Amtrak Crash Leads to Questioning of Trump’s U.S. Rail Safety Plan
As investigators sift through the wreckage of this week's Amtrak train crash in Washington state, critics have begun questioning President Donald Trump's recent efforts to roll back or delay ...
Gig-Economy Legal Risks May Rise After Uber Loses UK Court Fight
Uber Technologies Inc. will be regulated in European Union countries as a transport company after the bloc's top court rejected its claim to be a digital service provider, a decision that could ...
Deadly Amtrak Crash at 50 MPH Over Limit Rekindles Safety Debate
The deadly Amtrak crash in Washington state marked the railroad's third fatal accident in as many years, putting the passenger rail operator under fresh scrutiny less than a month after safety ...
Offshore Oil Workers Allege Safety Lapses in Gulf of Mexico Platform Fire Suit
Three offshore oil workers filed a lawsuit against units of Royal Dutch Shell and Enbridge, seeking $1 million in damages for injuries they allegedly received during a Nov. 8 fire on a U.S. Gulf of ...