Litigation/Liability Trends
Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Puerto Rico After Quake
President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, after a deadly earthquake struck the commonwealth that was already ...
Iran Crash of Boeing-Made Ukraine Jet Leaves Safety Mystery Worsened by Tensions
As investigators sift through the charred wreckage of a jetliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran, contradictory reports have emerged about what might have caused the Boeing Co. 737-800 ...
Ransomware Attack Knocks Out Systems at Foreign Exchange Firm Travelex
Staff at foreign exchange firm Travelex are using pen and paper to serve thousands of customers after the company said cyber hackers were holding its systems to ransom, leading to a global blackout ...
J&J Reportedly Agrees to Rare Talc Settlement
Johnson & Johnson agreed in the middle of a trial to pay more than $2 million to resolve a woman's claims that asbestos-laced baby powder caused her cancer, according to people familiar with the ...
COVID-19 in 2020: Most Read Business Interruption Stories
In the heat of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, carriers have followed the issue of business interruption coverage quite closely. Here, Carrier Management highlights some of its most-read stories on ...
Tesla Loses Effort to Block Lawsuit Claiming Racism at California Factory
A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc's effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory where they worked was a hotbed of racial hostility, clearing the way for a ...
Growing Evidence of Vitamin E Acetate Link to Vaping Ills
Most patients stricken in a wave of vaping-related injuries had vitamin E acetate in their lungs, U.S. health officials found, reinforcing a suspected link between the compound and an outbreak that ...
Court Orders Cox Communications to Pay $1B in Piracy Infringement Case
A U.S. District Court jury on Thursday found telecom company Cox Communications Inc liable to pay $1 billion to music labels and publishers over piracy infringement on more than 10,000 works. Over 50 ...