Tyco, TIG Insurance Agree to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Fire Foam Litigation July 29, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff reports Three months after Tyco Fire Products agreed to pay $750 million to communities with groundwater affected by so-called “forever chemicals”...
Indivior Reaches $86M Opioid Settlement With 16 U.S. States July 29, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Indivior reached an $86 million settlement with 16 U.S. states over the drug manufacturer’salleged role in spreading opioid addiction across...
J&J Loses Latest Legal Bid to Revive Talc Bankruptcy Strategy July 26, 2024 By Jonathan Randles, David Voreacos and Steven Church Johnson & Johnson lost its bid in a federal appeals court to revive a plan to settle tens of thousands...
Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit July 26, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany’s...
Boeing Completes Deal to Plead Guilty Over 737 Max Crashes July 25, 2024 By Julie Johnsson, Allyson Versprille and Madlin Mekelburg Boeing Co. has completed an agreement with the US government to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two...
Whole Foods Settles Ex-Worker’s Lawsuit Over Black Lives Matter Masks July 23, 2024 By Nate Raymond Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing a worker who refused to...
Insurers Settle With Hotel in Case of Woman Videotaped in the Shower July 22, 2024 By William Rabb Four insurance companies, unable to escape a duty to defend a New York hotel where a young woman was secretly...
Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion by Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms July 22, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine...
Honolulu Officers Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Can Be Sued for Using Excessive Force, Judges Rule July 22, 2024 By Madeleine Valera Three Honolulu police officers can be sued on excessive force claims for their part in handcuffing and arresting a 10-year-old...
Marathon Oil Reaches $241M Settlement for Air Quality Violations in North Dakota July 17, 2024 By Steve Karnowski The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil last week for alleged air quality violations at the...