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Uber dials up new fights with plaintiffs lawyersIn a lawsuit filed on Monday in federal court in Los Angeles, Uber said a group of lawyers had conspired with medical providers to create a...
J&J unit files for bankruptcy to advance $10 billion talc settlementA Johnson & Johnson subsidiary has filed for bankruptcy for the third time to advance a $10 billion settlement aimed at resolving over 62,0...
Johnson & Johnson agrees to $700 million settlement over talc productsJohnson & Johnson has agreed to a $700 million settlement with 42 US states and Washington, DC, over allegations of misleading consumers ab...
J&J to go ahead with $6.5 billion settlement in baby powder lawsuitJ&J said it is confident that the deal will reach a 75% support threshold needed for a bankruptcy settlement that would end the litigation ...
Johnson & Johnson agrees to resolve 42 U.S. states' talc investigations"Consistent with the plan we outlined last year, the company continues to pursue several paths to achieve a comprehensive and final resolut...
J&J effort to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy fails a second time after judge tosses suitJohnson & Johnson's proposed $8.9bn settlement to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products has been imperilled. US Bank...
J&J to end global sales of talc-based baby powderJohnson & Johnson Babypowder to end global sales of talc-based baby powder
Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdictAt the root, Johnson & Johnson argues that the company didn't get a fair shake in a trial in state court in Missouri that resulted in an in...
'Take home' lawsuits over COVID-19 infections could be costly for U.S. employersThe cases borrow elements from "take home" asbestos litigation and avoid caps on liability for workplace injuries, exposing business to cos...
Johnson & Johnson told to pay $2.1 billion over cancer-causing talc powderLast month the firm announced it was discontinuing production of its talc-based baby powder in the US and Canada, in part due to the "const...
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc baby powder in U.S. and CanadaJ&J faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc products caused cancer due to contamination with a...
Johnson & Johnson denials of asbestos in baby powder spur criminal probeThe US is pursuing a criminal probe into whether J&J lied over possible cancer risks of its baby powder.
J&J shares nosedive on report it knew of asbestos in baby powderThe decline in shares erased about $40 billion from the company's market capitalisation.
SC hearing on Google appeal in defamation suit todayAn appeal in the SC by Google against an Andhra Pradesh HC’s dismissal of its petition in a 2009 defamation case comes up for another heari...
- Bhopal gas tragedy: Dow's double standards exposed
While Dow denies any responsibility for damages in Bhopal, it has taken over liability of Carbide for fighting over 75,000 asbestos-related...
- Sterlite offers to limit extent of lawsuit recovery from Grupo
Barely 10 days after raising its bid to acquire the US-based copper miner Asarco, Sterlite Industries on Monday offered a sweetener to riva...
- NRI-led Sterlite may face $2.6 billion suit
NRI billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Sterlite Industries faces a potential $2.6-billion lawsuit if it loses out in the race to acquire US coppe...