Liability News
Opinion: Putting a Price Tag on Volkswagen’s Emission-Fraud Liability
An $18 billion liability figure attached itself last Friday to Volkswagen's diesel disaster. This morning comes news that the German car maker has set aside $7.3 billion (€6.5 billion) to cover a ...
Ex Peanut Corp. CEO Gets 28 Years For His Role in Salmonella Outbreak
Former Peanut Corp. of America Chief Executive Officer Stewart Parnell was sentenced to 28 years in prison for his role in shipping salmonella-tainted products linked to nine deaths in 2009. Parnell, ...
Most Drivers Bring Their Pets as Passengers Without Restraints, Risking Accidents
There's an auto liability issue at play that many may not think about. A large majority of drivers bring their pets as passengers and most avoid using restraints to keep them safe, risking accidents, ...
GM Settled One Ignition Switch Civil Suit; Billions in Exposure Remain
General Motors Co.'s potential liability over flawed ignition switches isn't over yet, and billions of dollars remain at stake. GM agreed Thursday to pay $575 million to end a shareholder suit tied ...
California Wildfires Damage 5 Calpine-Owned Power Plants
A California wildfire damaged five power plants at Calpine Corp.'s Geysers geothermal complex in Lake and Sonoma Counties. The so-called Valley Fire burned local power distribution lines, cooling ...
FHA Urges National Overhaul of Guardrail Standards After Review
U.S. highway guardrail systems made by Trinity Industries Inc. and Road Systems Inc. have "safety performance issues" in some real-world crash scenarios, the Federal Highway Administration said as it ...
Autonomous Cars (and Their Hacking Risks) Move Insurance Liability to Manufacturers
Hacker attacks or faulty software could shift the burden of legal and regulatory liability toward makers of self-driving cars and away from customers, experts say, forcing regulators and insurers to ...
Dutch Court Orders Gas Producer to Compensate Quake Zone Homeowners
A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that gas producer NAM must compensate homeowners for falls in the value of their properties due to earthquakes linked to gas production at the Groningen field in the ...