Cadmium Spiked at Lead Factory, Workers Didn’t Get Help September 28, 2021 By Rebecca Woolington, Corey G. Johnson and Eli Murray TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — In June 2014, an air monitor strapped to a worker inside a Tampa lead factory picked...
Philips Recalls Ventilators, Sleep Apnea Machines Due to Health Risks June 14, 2021 By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM — Dutch medical equipment company Philips has recalled some breathing devices and ventilators because of a foam part that...
Judge Suggests Warning Label as Part of $2B Plan to Limit Roundup Claims May 21, 2021 By Tom Hals U.S. judge suggested on Wednesday that Bayer AG include a warning label on Roundup as part of a proposed $2...
Judge Raises Doubts Ahead of Hearing on Bayer’s $2B Roundup Settlement Deal May 19, 2021 By Tom Hals A federal judge on Tuesday questioned a $2 billion proposal by Bayer AG that would create a framework for resolving...
J&J Gets Banker’s $117 Million Talc Verdict Tossed on Appeal April 29, 2021 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson persuaded an appeals court to throw out a $117 million award to a banker who alleged the...
Bayer Accused of ‘Pay to Appeal Scheme’ by Roundup Lawyers April 26, 2021 By Joel Rosenblatt Bayer AG’s strategy to get a favorable ruling in its Roundup litigation is a manufactured “pay-to-appeal scheme” that will erode...
New Jersey Sues 3 Firms Over Chemicals in Drinking Water November 12, 2020 By Wayne Parry New Jersey is upping its efforts to force chemical companies to pay for decades of contamination of waterways by substances...
Bayer Makes ‘Substantial Progress’ in Roundup Cancer Lawsuits, Mediator Says November 10, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A court-appointed mediator on Monday said Bayer AG has made “substantial progress” toward resolving tens of thousands of remaining claims...
Failure to Report Contamination Site Labeled an ‘Oversight’ October 27, 2020 By Danielle Kaeding MADISON, Wis. — A 2015 report identified hazardous substances on the site of the Sheboygan Municipal Armory near Lake Michigan,...
Monsanto Loses Final Appeal Over French Farmer’s Weedkiller Accident October 23, 2020 Bayer’s Monsanto division on Wednesday lost a final appeal in a long-running French legal battle in which the crop chemical...