7th Circuit Lays Obstacle For Litigation Funders With False Claims Act Suits August 19, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court dealt a blow against litigation funding companies by ruling that the U.S. Justice Department can dismiss...
U.S. Accuses Chinese Nationals of Hacking Spree Targeting COVID Data, Defense Secrets July 21, 2020 By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department indicted two Chinese nationals for hacking defense contractors, COVID researchers, and other companies worldwide,...
Novartis Settles U.S. Fraud Lawsuit Over Sham Speaker Programs July 2, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — Novartis AG agreed to pay $678 million to settle a civil fraud lawsuit brought by the U.S....
Former Indivior CEO Pleads Guilty in U.S. in Opioid Addiction Treatment Probe July 2, 2020 By Nate Raymond Shaun Thaxter, the former chief executive of drugmaker Indivior Plc, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a criminal charge arising out...
U.S. Will Not Require Automakers to Recall 56M Takata Air Bag Inflators May 8, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — U.S. auto safety regulators will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata air bag inflators, the...
U.S. Aims to Stop Flow of Private Data to China With Charges February 11, 2020 By Alyza Sebenius and Chris Strohm For the last several years, hackers based in China have allegedly been sucking up vast amounts of personal data of...
Boeing 737 Max Latest: Friends in High Places July 23, 2019 By Tom Schoenberg, Julie Johnsson and Peter Robison The crashes of two Boeing Co. 737 Max jetliners have put the aerospace giant on a perilous course through multiple...