Liability News
Construction-Waste Site May Have Triggered Massive China Landslide
A landslide that left at least 91 people missing in southern China may have started from a man-made pile of earth and construction debris, an initial government investigation showed, drawing new ...
VW Scandal Fallout: Automaker Creates U.S. Diesel Emissions Claims Program
Volkswagen of America said it is creating an independent claims program for the owners of nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles that emit up to 40 times legally allowable emissions. The German automaker ...
Typhoon Melor Kills Four, Leaves Millions in Philippines Without Electricity
Schools were shut in the greater Manila area and nearby cities as Typhoon Melor triggered a storm that paralyzed traffic with floods across the Philippine capital, the government said. The typhoon, ...
Climate-Change Deal Includes Insurance Provision, Avoids Liability and Compensation
The world's nations took the boldest steps yet to stem climate change, adopting an historic package of measures to limit fossil-fuel pollution and establish a mechanism to step up the reductions for ...
El Nino Aside, a Snowy, Arctic Blast is Still Possible
The eastern U.S. has been pretty warm the past few days and is forecast to get even warmer. That's the kind of thing one would expect with one of the strongest El Ninos in the past 65 years under way ...
Fiat Chrysler Ordered to Pay $70M Over Auto Safety Reporting Lapses
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it is fining Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV $70 million for failing to report vehicle crash deaths and injuries since 2003. The Italian-American ...
Some European Bond Investors Risk $1 Trillion Liability
Another year, another thing for investors in Europe to worry about. The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, part of the regulatory changes since the 2008 financial crisis, comes fully into force ...
Uber Drivers’ Lawsuit Got Significantly More Costly
Uber Technologies Inc. drivers seeking to be treated as employees won a ruling that adds tens of thousands of them to the case and may put hundreds of millions of dollars more at stake. A judge's ...