Oil Cleanup Continues on Mauritian Coast as Liability Probed August 17, 2020 By Tsuyoshi Inajima, Shiho Takezawa and Kamlesh Bhuckory The oil cleanup from a leaking cargo ship that ran aground off the coast of Mauritius continues while the government...
Calif. Court Rules Amazon is Liable for Injuries from Defective Products August 14, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein Amazon.com can be held liable like other traditional retailers for injuries from defective products sold via its sprawling e-commerce marketplace,...
Nevada Passes Virus Liability and Worker Protection “Deal” August 7, 2020 By Sam Metz CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers voted to shield certain industries from coronavirus-related legal liability and require hotels and casinos...
U.S. Consumers Received $9.8 Billion in Volkswagen Diesel Settlements July 28, 2020 By David Shepardson U.S. buyers of polluting Volkswagen AG vehicles received more than $9.8 billion in settlements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said...
Semi-Automated Driving Systems: Not All Are ‘Hands Free’ July 15, 2020 By Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman DETROIT — Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety...
Nuclear Verdicts Continue to Push Commercial Auto Rates July 1, 2020 By Christina Commendatore In the last five or six years, trucking companies have watched their insurance rates climb, and many have found the...
Georgia Lawmakers: Block COVID-19 Lawsuits Against Business June 29, 2020 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers want to protect businesses and other from being sued if someone blames them for contracting COVID-19,...
Companies Fear Coronavirus Liability Lawsuits. So Far, Few Exist May 15, 2020 By Tom Hals Businesses are urging U.S. lawmakers to shield companies from what they fear could be a flood of lawsuits by workers...
Senators, Business and Labor Feel Their Way on Virus Liability May 13, 2020 By Ben Brody Congressional Republicans have made liability protection for employers a nonnegotiable demand in any new coronavirus stimulus, but Senator Lindsey Graham,...
Faced With 20,000 Dead, Nursing Homes Seek Shield From Lawsuits May 5, 2020 By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian and Jennifer Peltz NEW YORK — Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential...