Litigation/Liability Trends
‘Forever Chemicals’ Pose Risk Even at Very Low Levels: EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water are more dangerous than previously thought — and pose health risks even at ...
Tesla Sued by Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’
Former Tesla Inc. employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a "mass layoff" violated federal law as the company did not provide advance ...
Appeals Court First to Rule in Favor of Coverage for COVID Shutdown
The attorney who filed the first U.S. lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for a business shut down because of coronavirus won the first policyholder victory in a state or federal appellate court that ...
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Sued by Veteran Claiming Pistol Goes Off by Itself
A pistol made by Sig Sauer and sold to law enforcement and civilians alike is prone to going off without the trigger being pulled, a defect that has led to dozens of injuries over the past several ...
Elon Musk Sued for $258 Billion Over Alleged Dogecoin Pyramid Scheme
Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency. In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, ...Sterling Jewelers Reaches $125M Settlement in Long-Running Sex Bias Case
Sterling Jewelers Inc. agreed to pay $125 million to roughly 68,000 female retail sales workers who sued the company 14 years ago alleging sex bias in pay and promotions, according to a press ...
Insurers, Self-Insureds Now Facing $9B in Black-Lung Liabilities, Milliman Says
The U.S. coal industry may be shrinking rapidly as the country shifts to renewable energy, but insurer and self-insured companies' liabilities for black-lung occupational disease claims have ...
Simone Biles, Other Women Seek $1 Billion-Plus From FBI Over Nassar
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor ...