California axes self-driving car rule limiting liability for crashes

California has been happy to tweak the rules to get more self-driving cars on the road, but it still has its limits. The state’s DMV has eliminated a planned rule (suggested by GM) that would have let companies avoid liability for an autonomous vehicle crash if the machine hadn’t been maintained to manufacturer specs. In […]

Sexual harassment scandals likely to boost US insurance liability industry

Published time: 31 Oct, 2017 13:51 US corporations are spending up to two billion dollars a year to protect themselves against possible sexual harassment lawsuits from their employees. That sum is likely to rise in light of the current scandal gripping Hollywood. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, controlled by a billionaire investor Warren Buffett, has an […]