Litigation/Liability Trends
Marriott’s Massive Privacy Breach Could Lead to a $124M UK Fine
The massive hacking of Marriott International Inc. reservation databases could lead to a 99 million-pound ($124 million) fine as the U.K. cracked down on privacy breaches with its second major ...
Dog Collar Liability Ruling Could Harm Amazon’s Broader Business Model
A federal court ruling that Amazon.com Inc. can be held liable for a dog collar sold on its website that partly blinded a woman could complicate the online merchant's business if it is applied ...
Ex-BNP Exec Allegedly Called ‘Princess’ Settles Sex Discrimination Suit With Former Boss
BNP Paribas SA settled a sex discrimination lawsuit with an executive who said a colleague called her a "princess" behind her back, according to people familiar with the matter. The bank has reached ...
Lloyd’s Seeks Clarity Regarding Insurance Policies With Cyber Cover
Lloyd's of London wants all insurance and reinsurance policies to clearly state whether coverage will be provided for losses caused by a cyber attack, saying this was in the best interest of both ...
Boeing Pledges $100M to Support Families of Max Jetliner Crash Victims
Boeing Co. is offering $100 million to support the families of victims and others affected by two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, which killed 346 people and have led to scores of lawsuits. The ...
Data Breaches Take Months to Discover, but They Happen Within Minutes
While it typically only takes a short amount of time for a successful breach to compromise data, the amount of time it takes for a breach to be discovered is more likely to be months. This means ...
Report: China Hacked Eight Major Computer Services Firms to Steal Commercial Secrets
Hackers working for China's Ministry of State Security broke into networks of eight of the world's biggest technology service providers in an effort to steal commercial secrets from their clients, ...
Prices Soaring: Persian Gulf Oil Shipments Cost More than $500,000 to Insure
The cost of insuring Middle East oil shipments is soaring as tensions mount in a region responsible for about a third of all seaborne petroleum. So-called war risk premiums for a standard oil cargo ...