New Report Shows Nuclear Verdicts Surged to $14.5B in 2023 May 13, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Nuclear verdicts of at least $10 million reached a 15-year high in 2023, while 27 verdicts were “thermonuclear,” or more...
The Difference Between Lost Wages and Lost Income Analyses May 2, 2024 By Jennifer Engle Forensic accountants are often retained to evaluate economic damages arising from a multitude of circumstances. These engagements require a set...
J&J Seeks Backing for $11 Billion Baby Powder Cancer Deal May 1, 2024 By Jef Feeley and Steven Church Johnson & Johnson will ask thousands of people suing over its allegedly tainted baby powder to vote in favor of...
Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Now Faces $30 Billion Fire Claim Demand April 30, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp now faces a demand for $30 billion from victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, an...
BHP, Vale Offer Brazil $25.7 Billion Payment for Dam Disaster April 30, 2024 By Archie Hunter and Mariana Durao Mining giants BHP Group and Vale SA offered to pay Brazil about $25.7 billion in total compensation for a 2015...
Judge Won’t Dismiss Lawsuits Against Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert April 29, 2024 By Juan A. Lozano A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the...
Jury Awards $80M to 3 Former Zurich NA Employees for Wrongful Termination April 24, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Zurich North America was ordered by a California jury to pay three former employees a total of about $80.2 million...
Japanese Doctors Demand Damages from Google Over “Groundless” Reviews April 23, 2024 By Yuri Kageyama A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they...
Sanofi to Pay $100 Million to Settle Zantac Cancer Lawsuits April 22, 2024 By Jef Feeley Sanofi will pay more than $100 million to settle about 4,000 lawsuits accusing the French drugmaker of failing to warn...
J&J, Kenvue Told to Pay $45 Million to Baby Powder User’s Family April 22, 2024 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. were ordered to pay $45 million to the family of an Illinois woman who...