News & Analysis as of

Damages › Corporate Liability

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That Employers Have Duty to Protect Their Employees’ Data

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on

Dittman v. UPMC, 196 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2018).  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that employers have a legal duty to use reasonable care to safeguard sensitive personal information of their employees when the employer chooses...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Employers May Be Subject To Liability Under The Illinois Gender Violence Act

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on

An Illinois Appellate Court recently answered a previously undecided question when it held in Gasic v. Marquette Management, Inc., that a corporation may be subject to liability under the Illinois Gender Violence Act (IGVA)....more

Troutman Pepper

Ohio Appellate Court Finds That Coal Mining Entities Are Liable to Pipeline Operator for Preventative Measures to Protect Against...

Troutman Pepper on

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC v. Ohio Valley Coal Co., 2019 BL 99544 (Ohio Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2019) - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (“Columbia”) operated a high-pressure gas pipeline. A portion of pipeline crossed land...more

Jones Day

EU's Highest Court Expands Cartel Damages Liability for Corporate Parents and Successors

Jones Day on

The Development: The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled that parent companies and economic successors can be held liable for damages caused by a subsidiary or acquired company in cartel cases. This significantly broadens...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Understand Anti-Corporate Bias: The Extent of the Bias and the Effect of Familiarity

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on

It is well known that some people have it in for corporations, especially when these large companies find themselves on the defense side in a courtroom. Our own research has shown that a negative attitude is very common, with...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Latin America Dispute Resolution Update – The Latest Developments in Cross-Border Disputes Involving the US and Latin America

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

US Courts Will Decide Whether to Enforce US$2 Billion Award Against Petróleos de Venezuela - In April 2018, an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal awarded US$2.04 billion in damages to two subsidiaries of U.S....more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

“Citizen Suits” Under China’s Revised Environmental Protection Law: A Watershed Moment In Chinese Environmental Litigation?

Beveridge & Diamond PC on

A little over a year ago, on January 1, 2015, China’s amended Environmental Protection Law (“EPL”) went into effect, representing a significant aspect of China’s concerted effort to place greater emphasis on environmental...more

Smith Anderson

Exculpatory Provisions Provide Powerful Protection for Independent Directors

Smith Anderson on

The Delaware Supreme Court recently issued an important decision clarifying the standards that govern claims for money damages against independent directors of corporations whose charters contain exculpatory provisions. ...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide