Black Man’s Death in Minnesota Traffic Stop Sparks Unrest April 13, 2021 By Mohamed Ibrahim BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A Black man died after being shot by police during a traffic stop in a...
Johnson & Johnson Fails To Overturn $2B Baby Powder Verdict, Plans Supreme Court Appeal November 4, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Missouri’s highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson’s appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to women...
Bayer Appeals $20.5M Roundup Ruling to California Supreme Court September 1, 2020 Bayer AG has asked California’s Supreme Court to review a decision awarding $20.5 million to a groundskeeper who claimed the...
Bayer Loses California Appeal of Roundup Verdict, But Damages Are Reduced July 21, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel and Tina Bellon Bayer AG failed to persuade a California appeals court to overturn a verdict favoring a school groundskeeper who claimed its...
J&J Ordered by Jury to Pay $9 Million in Talc-Cancer Case February 28, 2020 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Florida jury to pay $9 million to an 82-year-old woman who blamed asbestos-tainted...
Lawyer Who Helped Musk Beat Defamation Suit Takes on Tesla’s Investors February 25, 2020 By Dana Hull A Manhattan trial lawyer who helped Elon Musk defeat a defamation lawsuit by a British caver is now set to...
Court Says Insurance Doesn’t Cover Attacker in School Fight January 31, 2020 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s Supreme Court has overturned a judge’s ruling that an insurance company must extend liability coverage to...
Elon Musk Beats Back Defamation Lawsuit Over Insulting Tweet December 9, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson, Kelly Gilblom and Dana Hull Elon Musk beat back a defamation claim from a British cave expert who sued the billionaire CEO over a tweet...
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...
Opioid Fines Could Reach $150 Billion in Worst-Case Scenario August 27, 2019 By Cristin Flanagan Monday’s $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson may mean one analyst’s “bear case scenario” of $150 billion in opioid...