Bayer Loses Roundup Appeal in Blow to Bid to End Litigation February 6, 2024 By Tim Loh Bayer AG suffered a blow to its efforts to put a lid on the expensive and long-running litigation over its...
A Johnson & Johnson Worker Alleges Company Overpaid for Drugs February 6, 2024 By John Tozzi and Chris Dolmetsch Johnson & Johnson was sued by an employee who said the company’s health plan wasted workers’ money by paying inflated...
Contractor Reaches $25M Settlement in Flint, Michigan Water Crisis Suit February 6, 2024 ]A second contractor has reached a $25 million settlement over its role in Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water scandal. The class-action...
EquiLend Restores Some Services After Cybersecurity Incident February 5, 2024 Fintech firm EquiLend said on Friday some services, including trading and post-trading solutions, had been restored, more than a week...
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...
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...
Bayer’s Billions in Roundup Verdicts Increase Pressure for New Legal Strategy January 30, 2024 By Jef Feeley and Tim Loh Bayer AG faces mounting pressure to come up with a new plan for handling its Roundup weedkiller litigation after getting...
Seattle Will Pay $10M to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force During 2020 Protests January 29, 2024 By Gene Johnson Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial...