Liability News
Judge Finds Amazon Liable for Charges Incurred by Kids Using Apps
Amazon.com Inc is liable for billing parents for in-app purchases that their children made without permission, a federal judge has judge has decided, in a ruling that resolves accusations similar to ...
Auto Insurance Premiums Could Collapse as Driverless Cars Take Hold
The automotive and tech companies pursuing the driverless car share a utopian belief: Autonomous vehicles will benefit society, eventually saving most of the nearly 33,000 people each year killed in ...
Colorado State Forecasts 12 Named Storms for the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The coming Atlantic hurricane season should produce a near-average 12 named storms before it ends in November, according to Phil Klotzbach, lead author of the pioneering Colorado State University ...
$100M Suit Resolution: Uber to Treat CA Drivers More Like Real Employees
Uber Technologies Inc. resolved the biggest threat to its business by settling with California drivers suing to be treated more like traditional employees, a move that could have broad-ranging ...
VW Stock Surges as Investors Expect U.S. Emissions Settlement
Volkswagen AG rose to a six-week high after the manufacturer said it expects no need for a U.S. trial in mid-2016 over damages related to rigging diesel-engine control software to dupe emission ...
Ford’s Auto Partner in China Completes 1,200-Mile Self-Driving Car Test
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ford Motor Co.'s partner in China, said it completed a 1,200-mile road trip to test a self-driving car as part of its ambitions to produce highly automated vehicles ...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds NFL’s $765M Concussion Settlement
The National Football League's $765 million concussion settlement may not be perfect, but it's fair, a federal appeals court said. The decision sets in motion the resolution of thousands of lawsuits ...
Japan Earthquakes Leave Rising Death Toll, Economic Impact in Their Wake
The death toll from earthquakes that struck southern Japan rose to 42 and the economic impact began to reverberate Monday as companies surveyed damage and the potential effects on production from ...