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Abbott Weighs Pulling Premature-Baby Formula Cited in Suits

Abbott Laboratories is considering pulling infant formula for premature babies off the market, Chief Executive Officer Robert Ford said, amid investor concerns about lawsuits over its safety. The fortified formula, designed for fragile infants under medical supervision, has drawn fire …

Hawaiian Electric Among Firms Eyeing $4B Maui Fire Deal

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. is among the companies that have tentatively agreed to pay more than $4 billion to resolve hundreds of lawsuits over the wildfires that ripped through Maui last year, according to people familiar with the deal. The …

CenterPoint Sued Over Hurricane Beryl Power Outages in Houston

A group of Houston restaurants that lost power for days after Hurricane Beryl sued the city’s main utility, accusing CenterPoint Energy Inc. of failing to adequately invest in infrastructure and respond to widespread power outages. The lawsuit, filed by various …

Maker of Warren Buffet’s Squishmallows Can Sue Build-A-Bear in Plush Toy Faceoff

A U.S. judge rejected Build-A-Bear Workshop’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that its Skoosherz plush toys were unauthorized knockoffs of Squishmallows, the popular plush toys made by a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. In a decision on Monday, …

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Manufacturer’s COVID-19 Claims

A Connecticut-based manufacturer has been denied another opportunity to seek $100 million in insurance coverage for business losses it claims it sustained because of the COVID-19 virus. Amphenol Corp.– a manufacturer of connectors, antennas, sensors, and high-speed specialty cable – …

AIG Files Amended Suit Against Former Execs, Dellwood Insurance

American International Group and a group of its companies have filed a new, amended complaint against Dellwood Insurance Group, started earlier this year by a group of former AIG executives. The lawsuit filed July 10 in U.S. District Court for …

Elliott Says Santander’s Use of Signal Messaging App Hampers Lawsuit

Elliott Investment Management has alleged that Banco Santander SA’s practice of using an auto-deleting messaging platform, in this instance to discuss a take-private deal, is hampering its long-running lawsuit against the bank. The hedge fund sued Santander affiliates and board …

Lawsuit Filed in Case of Teen Who Died After Eating Spicy Chip as Part of Online Challenge

A lawsuit was filed against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after he participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge that was widely promoted on social media. Harris Wolobah, a 10th grader …

Tesla’s U.K. Lawsuit for 5G Patents License Thrown out by Court

U.S. technology firm InterDigital and a patent licensing platform on Monday won their bid to throw out a London lawsuit by Tesla, which was seeking a patent license ahead of the automaker’s launch of 5G vehicles in Britain. Elon Musk’s …

Boeing Warns Customers of Further 737 Max Delays Amid Crisis

Boeing Co. has notified some 737 Max customers in recent weeks that aircraft due for delivery in 2025 and 2026 face additional delays, another reminder that production of its cash-cow jetliner faces a long road to recovery. The planemaker has …