Helicopter Operator PHI Bankruptcy Highlights Surprise Bills July 30, 2019 By Jeremy Hill The bankruptcy of helicopter operator PHI Inc. has transported the contentious issue of surprise health care bills to the steps...
NiSource Settles Massachusetts Gas Explosion Lawsuits for $143 Million July 29, 2019 By Nate Raymond and Arpan Varghese Utility operator NiSource Inc on Monday said it will pay $143 million to resolve class action lawsuits brought by residents...
Cash This Check for $250, and Sign Away Your Right to Sue July 9, 2019 By Ellen Huet The perennial issue in the gig economy is whether workers should be classified as employees. Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc....
Equifax Cyber Policy Likely Inadequate Against Breach September 12, 2017 By Sonali Basak and Jenny Surane Equifax Inc.’s insurance against cyber breaches is likely inadequate to cover the credit-reporting company’s costs tied to one of the...
Commentary: Baseball’s Protection From Litigation Needs to Change May 16, 2017 By Joe Nocera(Bloomberg View) We live in a society that is both risk-averse and litigation-mad. Not surprisingly, these two things go hand in hand....
How the Fyre Festival Went Up in Flames May 2, 2017 By Polly Mosendz and Kim Bhasin Soon after William N. Finley IV got off the bus to the festival grounds late Thursday afternoon, he realized something...
Supreme Court Sympathetic to Microsoft in Xbox Owners’ Suit Alleging Defect March 22, 2017 By JESSICA GRESKO The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday that it is sympathetic to Microsoft Corp. in a dispute with disgruntled owners of the...
Quake Hit Oklahoma Town Sues 27 Energy Firms November 23, 2016 By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Residents of a town hit by Oklahoma’s strongest earthquake have filed a class-action lawsuit against dozens of energy companies, accusing...
Florida Housing Authority Targeted Black Families to Buy Chinese Drywall Homes November 7, 2016 By CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL, Tampa Bay Times Sulfurous fumes seep from the walls of Valentine Hendrix’s home, slowly attacking her appliances and light fixtures, her lungs and...
NHL Commissioner’s Skepticism on Concussion CTE Link Reaches Congress August 1, 2016 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s reluctance to link hits to the head in hockey with a degenerative brain disease found in...