Jury Orders Apple, Broadcom to Pay $1.1 Billion for Infringing CalTech Wi-Fi Patent January 31, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson, Susan Decker and Mark Gurman Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion in damages for infringing California Institute of Technology patents on Wi-Fi...
Justice Department Sets Meeting on Internet Liability January 31, 2020 By Nandita Bose and Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will hold a public meeting on Feb. 19 to discuss the future...
P/C Insurance Pros: Predict Super Bowl Winner Now! January 30, 2020 The insurance industry tries to predict losses. Can the industry predict winners? Which team will win Super Bowl LIV on...
Musk Holds Out As Other Tesla Directors Settle Investors’ SolarCity Claims for $60M January 30, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Dana Hull All Tesla Inc. directors except Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk agreed to a $60 million settlement to resolve shareholder lawsuits...
Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Biometric Privacy Violation Claims January 30, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In what the plaintiffs’ lawyers are calling the largest cash settlement ever resolving a privacy related lawsuit, Facebook has agreed...
Where Purdue Pharma-Sackler Legal Maters Stand Now January 30, 2020 By Tom Hals and Mike Spector OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its controlling Sackler family have been negotiating with cities, counties and states on a...
With Premiums Up Due to Accidents, Chemical, Refinery Plants Cut Back on Insurance January 30, 2020 By Laura Sanicola U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants are cutting back on insurance because several years of severe accidents have driven up the...
ProSight Expands Into Captive Market; Founder Beneducci Resigns to Form Agency January 30, 2020 ProSight Global, Inc. (PROS) is expanding its insurance portfolio into the captive insurance market as part of a what it...
Climate-Friendly Battery Boom Presents Growing Fire Safety Challenge January 29, 2020 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak The explosion ruptured the dusk settling over the desert in Surprise, Arizona. For hours, smoke had poured from a metal...
Opioid Victims Can Now File Injury Claims in Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case January 29, 2020 By Geoff Mulvihill State and local governments have been leading the legal fight against the opioid industry, seeking payouts to help them deal...