Berkshire Hathaway Sues Law Firm It Says Aided $756 Million M&A Fraud October 15, 2020 By Bob Van Voris A unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. claims a top international law firm helped German piping component maker Wilhelm...
Some of Hand Sanitizer Purell’s Claims Called Misleading, Draw Lawsuits May 22, 2020 By Bob Van Voris and Gerald Porter Jr. Everyone’s favorite hand sanitizer may have to stand trial for claiming it can stop you from getting sick. A trio...
What Companies Need to Disclose on Coronavirus Infections: Q&A April 21, 2020 By Bob Van Voris and Isis Almeida Almost all U.S. companies are likely to include in their quarterly filings broad statements on risks the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...
Lawsuits Against Businesses Over Coronavirus Have Begun. More to Come? March 4, 2020 By Bob Van Voris, Edvard Pettersson, Chris Dolmetsch and Hugo Miller The coronavirus has upended markets, disrupted supply chains and forced quarantines. It’s all fertile ground for lawsuits. Hospitals, restaurants, day...
Native American Tribe Says Showtime’s ‘Billions’ TV Show Defamed Reputation August 16, 2019 By Bob Van Voris In the hit Showtime series “Billions,” it seems, everybody’s somebody. Ruthless hedge fund titan Bobby Axelrod evokes Steven A. Cohen,...
Boeing Faces Spate of Lawsuits After Second 737 MAX 8 Crash March 15, 2019 By Bob Van Voris and Janan Hanna Lawyers are already targeting Boeing Co. for Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines disaster even while investigators are still trying to figure out...
Boeing Defends 737 Safety as First U.S. Lawsuit Filed Over Lion Air Crash November 16, 2018 By Bob Van Voris Boeing Co. has been sued in what may be the first U.S. claim tied to the crash of Lion Air...
New York’s Global Warming Suit Against Oil Companies Tossed July 20, 2018 By Bob Van Voris and Kevin Crowley A U.S. judge threw out New York’s lawsuit seeking to hold five of the world’s biggest oil companies financially responsible...
Oil Companies Ask to Throw Out New York’s Climate Change Lawsuit June 15, 2018 By Bob Van Voris A group of the world’s biggest oil companies asked a judge to throw out New York City’s lawsuit seeking to...
Oil Companies Ask Judge to Kill NYC’s Global Warming Lawsuit May 9, 2018 By Bob Van Voris Five of the world’s biggest oil companies asked a judge to throw out New York City’s lawsuit seeking to hold...