Google, Facebook, Twitter Sued by Father of Victim of Paris Terrorist Attack June 21, 2016 By Barbara Ortutay The father of a young woman killed in the Paris massacre last November is suing Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming...
Supreme Court Muddies Healthcare Liability Waters June 21, 2016 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion The Supreme Court is supposed to take appellate cases to make the law clearer. Last week’s opinion on healthcare fraud...
Gunmakers Say Federal Law Shields Them from Sandy Hook Negligence Claims June 21, 2016 By Erik Larson A 2005 federal law was designed specifically to prevent gunmakers from being sued for mass killings like the one at...
Don’t Expect Surge of Private Flood Insurance Products: S&P June 21, 2016 Opening U.S. flood insurance to private insurers won’t lead to a surge of new market entrants, Standard & Poor’s asserts...
Supreme Court Dismisses South Africans’ Apartheid Claims Against IBM, Ford June 20, 2016 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a group of black South Africans seeking to revive human...
Supreme Court Upholds Quick Patent Cancellation Process in Speedometer Case June 20, 2016 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Cuozzo Speed Technologies Corp. in its challenge to a federal agency’s procedures...
Orlando Victims Watching Sandy Hook Gun Manufacturer Liability Case Opening Today June 20, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Erik Larson A case in Connecticut state court could help victims from mass shootings — including the recent massacre in Orlando —...
Talking Cadillac Tries to Be Heard Over Silicon Valley on Airwaves June 20, 2016 By Jeff Plungis and Todd Shields General Motors Co. is rolling out a sedan laden with gadgets that track other cars on the road and can...
U.S. Says Judge Nixing MetLife Too-Big-to-Fail Tag ‘Profoundly Mistaken’ June 20, 2016 By Katherine Chiglinsk and Andrew Harris The U.S. properly labeled MetLife Inc. as “too big to fail,” the government said, arguing to overturn a ruling that...
U.S. Targets Internet Sites Selling Illegal Prescription Medicines June 20, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, said that it took action...