Adidas and Ye Settle All Claims Two Years After Stormy Split October 29, 2024 By Sonja Wind Adidas AG reached an out-of-court settlement with rapper Ye that concludes all claims connected to the sportswear maker’s decision to...
J&J’s $8.2 Billion Talc Settlement Faces January Court Test October 29, 2024 By Jef Feeley The fate of Johnson & Johnson’s latest push to use bankruptcy courts to end thousands of cancer lawsuits tied to...
Cargo-Ship Owner to Pay US $102M Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse, DOJ Says October 25, 2024 By Jasper Ward and Eric Beech The owner and operator of the cargo ship that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people,...
Meta, Google, TikTok Must Face Schools’ Addiction Claims October 25, 2024 By Isaiah Poritz Meta Platforms Inc., Google, TikTok and Snap will have to face lawsuits brought by school districts in federal court blaming...
Billionaire Sex Saga Is Latest Scandal to Hit Australia CEOs October 25, 2024 By Angus Whitley The sex-for-investment scandal that swiftly deposed Australian tech billionaire Richard White is just the latest corporate calamity in a country...
McDonald’s Is Racing to Contain Fallout From E. Coli Outbreak October 24, 2024 By Daniela Sirtori, Deena Shanker and Curtis Heinzl McDonald’s Corp. is trying to contain the fallout from a severe E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to...
BHP Says Claim It Put Profit Over Safety ‘Unjustified’ in Brazilian Dam Collapse Case October 23, 2024 By Sam Tobin BHP said on Wednesday that allegations a pursuit of profit over safety contributed to Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were “far-fetched...
Appeals Court Says Experts Must Show Causal Relationship in BP Oil Workers’ Suits October 23, 2024 By William Rabb A federal appeals court has underscored the high bar that expert witnesses must meet before a court can connect the...
Dam Disaster Deal Should Curb Lawsuits Against Vale And BHP, Sources Say October 23, 2024 By Marta Nogueira, Lisandra Paraguassu, Ricardo Britto and Luana Maria Benedito An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for...
Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for Emissions of Methane and Volatile Gases October 21, 2024 By Kevin Crowley Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty...