British Columbia Can Mount Opioid Class Action, Canada’s Top Court Says December 2, 2024 By Thomas Seal The province of British Columbia can bring a class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for opioid harms on behalf of...
Insurer Says Pollution Exclusion Sinks Coverage for Pool Chemical Injuries December 2, 2024 A commercial general liability policy with a pollution exclusion does not protect a Virginia homeowners association from lawsuits filed by...
Supreme Court Seeks US Views in $1 Billion Music Copyright Case November 27, 2024 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court sought the federal government’s views in a billion-dollar copyright clash between the music industry and internet...
Nissan Persuades US Court to Decertify Brake Defect Class Actions November 27, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Nissan persuaded a federal appeals court to decertify 10 class actions accusing the Japanese automaker of selling cars and SUVs...
Netflix Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over Growth Forecasts November 27, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Netflix won the dismissal on Tuesday of a shareholder lawsuit accusing the streaming company of downplaying the impact on subscriber...
Prince Harry’s phone-hacking lawsuit against Daily Mail to go to trial in 2026 November 27, 2024 By Sam Tobin Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures’ privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper’s publisher will go to trial in...
UPS to Pay $45M to Settle Charges it Improperly Valued Freight Division November 26, 2024 By Michelle Chapman UPS will pay $45 million to settle charges that it improperly valued its freight division, the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Disney Settles Suit Over Women’s Pay for $43 Million November 26, 2024 Walt Disney agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its female employees in California earned $150...
Samsung Ordered to Pay $118M for Infringing Netlist Patents November 26, 2024 By Blake Brittain A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, on Friday awarded computer memory company Netlist $118 million in damages from Samsung Electronics...
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Must Pay $11 Million Over Pistol That Fired Accidentally November 25, 2024 By Jef Feeley Gunmaker Sig Sauer Inc. was ordered by a Pennsylvania jury to pay $11 million to a customer who alleged defects...