BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. …
Sanofi will pay more than $100 million to settle about 4,000 lawsuits accusing the French drugmaker of failing to warn users that its Zantac heartburn medicine could cause cancer, according to people familiar with the deal. The settlement was announced …
Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. were ordered to pay $45 million to the family of an Illinois woman who blamed the companies’ baby powders for giving her a fatal cancer in what was the first verdict against the J&J …
Grindr Inc. was sued by users for sharing sensitive personal information, including their HIV status, with advertising companies in a London lawsuit. The LGBTQ+ app allegedly shared information to third parties for commercial purposes without the users’ consent, which included …
A Wells Fargo & Co. bond saleswoman sued the bank for sex discrimination, claiming she was denied the same promotions and pay as men and forced to endure a “boys’ club” environment. Michal Leavitt, a onetime Bear Stearns managing director, …
DraftKings Inc. was hit with a class-action lawsuit accusing the sports betting website of misleading new users into believing their first wager would be risk free. Advertisements promised DraftKings customers that if they lost their “risk-free bet,” instead of having …
Nord Stream’s insurers have denied that their policies provide cover for gas pipelines damaged by blasts in 2022 because the damage was caused by war, in their written defense to a lawsuit filed at London’s High Court. Nord Stream is …
Smartmatic has settled a lawsuit accusing right-wing television network One America News of defamation by falsely claiming that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election to help Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. Terms of the settlement are …
Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical …
The US Supreme Court made it easier for employees to sue over discriminatory job transfers, siding with a St. Louis police officer who says she was shifted to a different role against her will because she is female. The justices …