Litigation/Liability Trends
Zoom Settles ‘Zoombombing’ and Privacy Rights Lawsuit for $85M
Zoom Video Communications Inc. agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users' privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, ...
New Securities Class Actions Decline 25% in First Half of Year
Plaintiffs filed 112 new securities class action lawsuits in federal and state courts in the first half of 2021, down 25% from the second half of 2020. This was the lowest number of filings since the ...
Ireland Looks to Boost Penalties for Senior Executives for Company Failings
DUBLIN – Ireland will introduce long-anticipated laws to make senior bankers and executives in other financial sectors directly accountable for failings at institutions over the next 12 to 18 ...
Insurance Withdrawal Puts Sports and Festival Events at Risk
While there was debate about the wisdom of the Tokyo Olympics proceeding as scheduled given the current health conditions, the insurance industry dodged a bullet with the go-ahead. According to ...
Google Accuses Microsoft of Failing to Release Documents in Antitrust Lawsuit
Alphabet's Google has asked a judge hearing the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against the search and advertising giant to compel Microsoft to turn over documents, saying it has failed to ...
Business Travelers Aren’t Rushing Back to Flying Just Yet
Of the 2 million people clogging airport security lines and gate areas again each day, one crowd is still largely missing: business travelers. Their absence is noteworthy because they are a key ...
Anti-Fraud Tech Company FRISS Raises $65 Million to Fund Expansion
FRISS, a provider of AI-focused fraud prevention and detection products for P/C insurers, raised $65 million to help it carve out new product lines and market reach. The company said it serves ...
Insured Losses From Germany’s Flooding Could Reach $6B: AIR Worldwide
AIR Worldwide, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm, estimates insured losses in Germany from July flooding could approach €5 billion ($6 billion). Low pressure system "Bernd" parked itself ...