Walmart Settles Lawsuit Against Tesla over Rooftop Solar Panel Fires November 6, 2019 By Brian Eckhouse and Chris Dolmetsch Walmart Inc. has settled its lawsuit against Tesla Inc. over fires at more than a half-dozen of the retail giant’s...
Court Revives Sarah Palin Defamation Claim Against New York Times August 7, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch New York Times Co. must face a defamation lawsuit by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin over an editorial that linked...
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...