Jury verdicts against Meta and Google spotlight evolution of liability risk

Two recent jury verdicts against Meta and Google are drawing attention as early signals of evolving liability risks, according to a new Moody’s report. In separate cases, juries found the companies liable under claims that certain harms were linked to software platforms engineered to maximise user engagement.Moody’s stressed that the verdicts are just an initial data point. The broader significance reportedly lies less in the outcomes themselves than in what they indicate about the emerging trajectory of de ...