Litigation/Liability Trends
Bayer Roundup Damages Reduced, but Verdict Appeal Fails
Bayer AG failed to persuade a California appeals court to overturn a verdict favoring a school groundskeeper who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer but reduced the amount of damages by ...
U.S. Companies Struggle to Address Airborne Coronavirus Risk in Reopening Efforts
U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the world's top public health agency acknowledged the risk that tiny airborne droplets of the novel coronavirus ...
On the Docket: Who Will Pay UK Coronavirus Business Interruption Claims?
A trial to decide who should pay for the rising costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic is about to start in London. The UK financial regulator took Europe's largest insurers to court in a ...
Twitter Discloses Hackers Downloaded Data From Several Non-Verified Accounts
Twitter Inc said on Saturday that hackers were able to download account information for up to eight accounts involved in the hack of its systems this week, but said none of them were verified ...
GOP Supports Limiting Virus Liability Claims Against Businesses, Schools, Caregivers
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to give federal courts jurisdiction over liability claims arising from coronavirus infections to limit the legal exposure of businesses, schools and other ...
COVID-19 Cruise Lawsuits Dismissed as Judge Warns of ‘Trivial Cases’
A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Grand Princess cruise ship passengers who sued for emotional distress caused by their fear of exposure to COVID-19, saying that allowing their cases to proceed ...
FBI Hunts for Twitter Hackers Who Hit Biden, Obama, Musk, Others
The FBI is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking, according to sources familiar with the situation, as more Washington lawmakers raised alarms about the breach of high-profile accounts on the ...
Google Suit Alleges Tracking in Apps Even When Users Opt Out
Alphabet Inc's Google records what people are doing on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps even when they follow the company's recommended settings for stopping such monitoring, a lawsuit seeking ...