With nearly half a million dead and untold economic damage worldwide, the novel coronavirus has left many wondering whether China is to blame for the outbreak, including legal scholars.
Read morePlainclothes police officers who approached a black man with their weapons drawn and tased, pepper sprayed and arrested him — without probable cause — are not entitled to qualified immunity on excessive force claims, the Sixth Circuit ruled. The man initially thought he was about to be robbed.
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As businesses reopen across the United States after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won’t sue if they catch Covid-19.
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Calling the action a fundamental intrusion on free speech rights, an internet advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to change liability rules for social media companies.
Read moreBusiness groups want legal protections from Covid-19 lawsuits, but their requests may not be politically plausible. Or legally possible.
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In a 7-4 en banc ruling, Seventh Circuit found a Wisconsin county liable for failing to supervise a male guard in charge of female inmates, allowing him to sexually assault five women hundreds of times over three years.
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Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee expressed concern Tuesday about the possibility of an overwhelming number of lawsuits filed by employees challenging the necessity of their workplace exposure to Covid-19.
Read moreCompanies large and small have asked for safe harbors from Covid-19 lawsuits, setting the stage for a political battle once Congress resumes.
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Under normal circumstances, with malpractice suits and doctors’ Hippocratic oaths in mind, hospitals take great lengths to prevent patient infection.
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As companies start planning to reopen, business groups and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are trying to limit liability from lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus.
Read moreIn an appeal stemming from “a horrific day from hell,” when a Border Patrol agent tortured and raped three immigrants, the Fifth Circuit ruled the government cannot be held liable for the agent’s conduct, finding that it was “plainly outside the scope of his employment with the United States.”
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Trademark law offers no recourse to hold Amazon liable for hosting inventory of a luxury perfume by unauthorized third parties, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
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Questions posed by a Ninth Circuit panel Thursday suggest a new legal theory could open social media companies to liability for letting terrorists use their networks to spread propaganda.
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The Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a workers’ compensation insurer is liable for damage claims from people who worked at the W.R. Grace vermiculite plant in Libby, Montana.
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Should a Colorado health clinic have beefed up security in anticipation of an attack at a facility that provides abortions? Seven Colorado Supreme Court justices will decide whether a jury should hear the case.
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Victims of the Pulse gay nightclub massacre that claimed 49 lives took to a Florida appellate court Tuesday in hopes of holding security giant G4S liable for giving firearms training to the killer in the years leading up to the attack.
Read moreThe owner of a building where a secret bathroom camera recorded hours of footage urged the New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday to kill a suit by women who only suspect that their privacy was violated.
Read moreIn a 136-page filing, Pacific Gas & Electric appealed to the Ninth Circuit an order from the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court that found inverse condemnation and strict liability apply to petitioners regarding damage caused by the 2017 North Bay Wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire.
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether Ford must go into courts in Minnesota and Montana to defend itself from claims that it should be held liable for car crashes that left a woman dead and a man with a brain injury.
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