Litigation/Liability Trends
Group of Institutional Investors Back Lawsuit Against Shell’s Board Over Climate Risk
A group of European institutional investors is backing a novel London lawsuit against energy giant Shell's board over alleged climate mismanagement in a case that could ...
Samsung Chip Plant Sues Insurer Over $400 Million in Storm Damage Claims
A Samsung Electronics Co. semiconductor plant in Texas sued its insurer over $400 million in damage claims tied to a power blackout during a deadly winter storm in ...
Getty Images Lawsuit Says Stability AI Misused Photos to Train AI
Stock photo provider Getty Images has sued artificial intelligence company Stability AI Inc., accusing it in a lawsuit made public on Monday of misusing more than 12 ...
Root Sues Former CMO Over at Least $9.4M in Unauthorized Payments
Root Inc., the parent company of Root Insurance, has followed up its investigation into almost $10 million of unauthorized payments with a lawsuit against its former ...
PG&E to Face Manslaughter Trial Over Deadly California Fire
Pacific Gas & Electric will face trial for manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed four people, a judge ruled ...
FTX Liability Tentacles Spread Far
As the spectacle knowingly or unwittingly orchestrated by Sam Bankman-Fried, cofounder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading and cryptocurrency trading firm ...
Juul Settlement to End Youth-Vaping Lawsuits Gets Initial Approval
Juul Labs Inc. won preliminary approval of a settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a U.S. youth-vaping epidemic. U.S. District Judge ...
Who Is the Real Artist? Questions, Lawsuits Spring From AI Images
Countless artists have taken inspiration from "The Starry Night'' since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training ...
Appeals Court Rules Insurers Not Obligated to Defend Distributor of Opioids
Westfield National Insurance Co. and Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. are not required by their insurance contracts to defend generic drug distributor Quest Pharmaceuticals ...