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...
CAMICO to Offer Enhanced Coverage for CPA Firms Through New Berkley Company June 17, 2016 CAMICO, a CPA-directed program of insurance and risk management for the accounting profession, and Berkley Alliance Managers (BAM), a W....
Video-Sharing Site Vimeo Wins Appeal of Copyright Infringement Claim June 17, 2016 By Nate Raymond Video-sharing website Vimeo LLC cannot be held liable for copyright infringement for unknowingly hosting older music uploaded by its users,...