Purdue’s Sackler Family Must Face Opioid Suits in New York June 26, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch The billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma LP must face a New York lawsuit claiming they triggered the U.S. opioid epidemic,...
Sandy Hook Families Can Sue Gunmaker Remington, Court Rules March 15, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch, Erik Larson and Polly Mosendz The gun industry suffered a stinging setback as Connecticut’s top court said families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook...
Goldman Sachs Wants Whistleblower’s Claims Sent to Arbitration August 28, 2018 By Chris Dolmetsch Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says claims by a former executive that the bank retaliated against him for blowing the whistle...
Uber CEO Claims Venture Capital Lawsuit Against Him Should Go to Arbitration August 17, 2017 By Chris Dolmetsch, Eric Newcomer and Jef Feeley Ex-Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick said the lawsuit brought by venture-capital firm Benchmark seeking his ouster from...
Greenberg Fights New York AG’s Spin on Reinsurance Saga February 14, 2017 By Chris Dolmetsch Almost a dozen years ago, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a fraud lawsuit against former American Insurance Group...
Greenberg, New York AG Settle Long-Running Reinsurance Dispute February 12, 2017 By Chris Dolmetsch and Sonali Basak Ex- American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Maurice “Hank” Greenberg admitted to taking part in two deals to make...
First Consumer Class Action Filed Over Samsung Note 7 Smartphone October 19, 2016 By Chris Dolmetsch Samsung Electronics Co.’s woes over the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone have moved into the courtroom. Three people who bought the...
11 Years After Spitzer Sued, Greenberg’s Trial Over Reinsurance Begins September 14, 2016 By Chris Dolmetsch It’s a day of reckoning — or the moment of truth — for former American International Group Inc. head Maurice...
Liability Insurers Win Right to Question NFL Executives, Doctors in Concussion Cases May 2, 2016 By Chris Dolmetsch National Football League executives may for the first time have to testify about what they knew of concussion risks after...
Prosecutors Plan to Retry Former Dewey & LeBoeuf Executives December 7, 2015 By Chris Dolmetsch Three former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP are likely to face another jury after prosecutors said they plan...