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Lex Greensill’s Fraud Means Zurich Can’t Payout $400 Million, Insurer Argues February 2, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi Lex Greensill’s fraud and “conspiracy” with commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta should prevent the financier’s collapsed bank from making a $400...
States Strike Two Opioid Deals Raising $500 Million for Crisis February 2, 2024 By Erik Larson An opioid manufacturer and an advertising firm that aggressively marketed the painkillers for a decade struck separate deals with states...
California’s Landmark Climate Disclosure Laws Challenged by Business Groups February 1, 2024 By Clark Mindock Major U.S. business groups sued California on Tuesday seeking to overturn the state’s new sweeping climate disclosure laws that require...
GSK Settles Zantac Case Weeks Before Trial Was Set to Begin February 1, 2024 By Deirdre Hipwell and Ashleigh Furlong GSK Plc has settled a US lawsuit on heartburn medicine Zantac just weeks before the case was due to be...
Sotheby’s Wins Suit by Russian Billionaire Over Art Fraud February 1, 2024 By Chris Dolmetsch Sotheby’s was cleared by a New York jury of allegations that it helped a dealer defraud a Russian billionaire, likely...
Tesla Sued by California Counties Over Hazardous Waste February 1, 2024 By Clark Mindock A group of 25 California counties have sued Elon Musk’s Tesla TSLA.O, claiming the electric vehicle maker mishandled hazardous waste...
Maker of Recalled Sleep Apnea Machines Agrees to Halt Sales in U.S. January 31, 2024 By Matthew Perrone The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the...
Appeals Court Rules Insurers Not Obligated to Defend Opioid Distributor McKesson January 31, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The role drug distributor McKesson Corp. had in the opioid crisis was no accident, meaning the company is not entitled...
Zuckerberg Turned Down 2021 Request for More Child-Safety Staff January 31, 2024 By Aisha Counts, Kurt Wagner and Alex Barinka Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg rejected requests from his top leadership in 2021 to expand teams overseeing...