Risk Management

OSHA Inspections Down, Workplace Fatalities Up In 2016

The number of workplace inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration dropped to a 20-year low in fiscal 2016, […]

U.S. Tech Giants Alarmed By EU Internet Liability Proposal

The EU proposal would require internet companies to run content filtering software that would detect copyrighted material. According to a […]

Consumer Agency Rule Would End Class Action Waivers

A proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would eliminate class action litigation waivers in most financial products and […]

Cyber-Malpractice & Negligence Lawsuit Hits A Chicago Law Firm

A putative class action lawsuit has been filed against a Chicago law firm over alleged cyber vulnerabilities. Two former clients […]

Midwestern City Tops “Judicial Hellhole” List

In the annual ranking of “judicial hellholes” compiled by the American Tort Reform Association, the City of St. Louis Circuit […]

Big Retailers Hit With Deceptive Pricing Lawsuits

The unofficial term is “false reference pricing,” and it involves variations on the theme of advertising a price said to […]

No Small Cages In Mass, And A Five-County GMO Ban In CA

From DLA Piper, an update on recent litigation and regulatory developments in the food and beverage industries. They include a […]

Hackers Who Could Eavesdrop Through Your Phone

The code enabled a complete takeover of an iPhone – e-mail, Internet use, keystrokes, Skype chats – and could even turn on a microphone so conversations could be monitored. It would even shut itself off…

Big Banks Accused Of Financing Rain Forest Destruction

Two major banks, Credit Suisse and Bank of America, are singled out in an article about the role of banks […]

Court: No Privilege For Mutual Fund Trustees

The trustees wanted to withhold more than 200 documents, including documents pertaining to board and committee meetings,

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