Bayer Argues Against Weed-Killer Verdict, After Its Investigator Finds Farmer Still in Business July 30, 2020 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO — Bayer AG contended in court papers that a jury verdict in favor of a Missouri peach farmer was...
Talc Miner Imerys Strikes Deal to Resolve 14,000 Cancer Lawsuits May 18, 2020 By Jef Feeley Imerys SA, which mines talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s iconic Baby Powder and other products, agreed to turn over...
Boeing, Crash Victims’ Lawyers Negotiate Over Access to 737 Max Documents February 20, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski Boeing Co and lawyers representing families of victims of a 737 MAX crash agreed in court on Wednesday to hold...
Tesla Must Face Lawsuit Claiming Racism at California Factory January 2, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc’s effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory...
Steinbeck Kin Gets Break in Court Penalty, but Stern Warning September 13, 2019 By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES — A federal appeals court attempted to close the book on endless litigation between the relatives of author...
3rd Circuit: Policy to Limit Extended Transportation Expenses May be Bad Faith August 6, 2019 By Jim Sams Kyle and Marie Stechert say they rushed to buy another car after their vehicle was “totaled” in an accident because...
5th Circuit Rejects Assertion that Drunken Driving Equals Intention to Crash July 8, 2019 By Jim Sams If a drunken motorist collides with another vehicle, can the incident truly be called an accident? A federal judge in...
Kansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Cap in Injury Cases June 17, 2019 TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state’s cap on damages for noneconomic injuries in...
J&J, Colgate Ordered to Pay Almost $10 Million in Talc Case June 13, 2019 Johnson & Johnson and Colgate-Palmolive Co. must pay almost $10 million to a dying California woman who blamed the companies’...
Calif. Appellate Court Affirms $1 Million Bad Faith Judgment Against Geico May 21, 2019 By Jim Sams GEICO General Insurance Co. refused an offer to settle Michael Mazik’s underinsured motorist claim for $50,000. Instead, the claim will...