Liability News
Russia Allegedly Hacked Yahoo, But Cybersecurity Lapses Were Severe
When it comes to Yahoo's massive security breach, the company was right about one thing. Yahoo! Inc. has been saying since September that a state-sponsored actor was behind a hack in 2014 that ...
New El Niño Possible by July; Southeast Asia Could Face Dry Weather
An El Nino may develop by July as forecasters worldwide predict the pattern that can disrupt global weather is set to return this year. Six of eight climate models predict El Nino thresholds may be ...
Uber Labor Settlement Paying Each Driver $1 Rejected by CA Judge
Uber Technologies Inc. failed to persuade a judge to approve a settlement offering 1.6 million California drivers an average of $1.08 each to dispense with alleged labor-code violations that their ...
Wells Fargo Phony Account Scandal May Be Bigger Than Previously Thought
More Wells Fargo & Co customers may have been affected by a scandal over phony accounts than previously believed, the third-largest U.S. lender said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Wells ...
Court Rules in J&J’s Favor Over Latest Talc Product Liability Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that a state court jury in Missouri had returned a verdict in its favor in the latest trial to arise out of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company's ...
Victims of Takata’s Exploding Air Bags Seek to Delay $1B Settlement
People injured by Takata Corp.'s exploding air bags asked a judge to delay approving the $1 billion settlement with the U.S. hours before the car-parts maker was due to appear in court to plead ...
Nissan First EU Tests of Self-Driving Car Begin in London
Guided by cameras and radars, and negotiating traffic and roundabouts, a self-driving Nissan car took to the streets of London on Monday for the Japanese company's first European tests of an ...
Prudential May Seek Cover From Wells Fargo for Account Scandal Costs
Prudential Financial Inc, the target of probes and lawsuits related to whether Wells Fargo & Co retail bankers improperly sold its insurance, may press the bank to cover costs it has run up ...