J&J Ordered by Jury to Pay $9 Million in Talc-Cancer Case February 28, 2020 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Florida jury to pay $9 million to an 82-year-old woman who blamed asbestos-tainted...
Judge: Army Corps Not Responsible for Harvey Flooding Damage February 21, 2020 HOUSTON — A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers isn’t liable to damage to thousands of...
Bayer Roundup Mediator Is ‘Optimistic’ With Talks Heating Up January 10, 2020 By Jef Feeley Bayer AG’s settlement talks over tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its Roundup herbicide causes cancer are heating up as...
Texas Court Erases $13M From Jury Award for Offshore Oil Well Claim December 2, 2019 By Jim Sams A Texas appellate court shaved $13.6 million off of a jury’s award against Lloyds’ of London syndicates to the owner...
Boy Scouts Mortgage Vast New Mexico Ranch Amid Sex-Abuse Litigation November 26, 2019 By David Crary The Boy Scouts of America has mortgaged one of the most spectacular properties it owns, the vast Philmont Scout Ranch...
Report: Hurricane Dorian Inflicted $3.4B Losses On Bahamas November 18, 2019 By Danica Coto Hurricane Dorian inflicted losses of about $3.4 billion on the Bahamas, an amount equal to one-quarter of the Caribbean archipelago’s...
UPS Found Liable For Shipping Contraband Cigarettes In New York, but Damages Reduced November 8, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court found United Parcel Service Inc liable to New York state and New York City for shipping...
Dispute Erupts Over Radios Utility Workers Use in California Wildfires November 6, 2019 By Susan Decker Radio technology that’s critical to helping utility workers deal with California wildfires is at the heart of a trial that...
Third Strong Quake This Month Kills 5 in Southern Philippines November 1, 2019 KIDAPAWAN, Philippines — The third strong earthquake this month killed five people Thursday, injured several others and destroyed buildings that...
Dallas County Tornadoes Caused $2 Billion in Damage, Insurance Council Says October 25, 2019 DALLAS — An insurance industry group says the nine tornadoes that struck the Dallas area during a Sunday night outbreak...