Trump’s Attack on ‘Illegal’ DEI Disorients Corporate America January 23, 2025 By Simone Foxman, Jeff Green and Emily Flitter President Donald Trump’s executive orders against “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion policies have left corporations and their lawyers struggling to...
Special Reuters Report: The Path to Monsanto’s Weed-Killer Crisis November 9, 2017 By Emily Flitter In early 2016, agribusiness giant Monsanto faced a decision that would prove pivotal in what since has become a sprawling...
U.S. Investigating Arkema’s Safety Practices After Texas Fires September 13, 2017 By Emily Flitter The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether chemical maker Arkema SA followed safety rules at its Crosby, Texas, plant...
Thousands of Harvey Victims Rescued; At Least 38 Deaths; Damage Survey Begins September 1, 2017 By Mica Rosenberg and Emily Flitter Soldiers and police in helicopters and high-water trucks rescued thousands of Texans stranded by floodwater from Hurricane Harvey on Thursday,...
How Herbicide Dicamba Was Approved Without Independent Testing: Reuters August 9, 2017 By Emily Flitter As the U.S. growing season entered its peak this summer, farmers began posting startling pictures on social media: fields of...
3 Fossil Fuel Groups Drop Bid to Join Teens’ Climate Change Lawsuit May 30, 2017 By Emily Flitter Three fossil fuel industry groups dropped their attempt to intervene in a court case over climate change this week after...
Securities Brokerages Free to Be Uninsured for Legal Awards September 29, 2014 By Emily Flitter The industry group that regulates securities brokerages has decided it cannot force firms to carry insurance for payment of awards...
Prosecutors Weigh Using Racketeering Law Against SAC May 22, 2013 By Emily Flitter U.S. prosecutors are considering charging Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors as a criminal enterprise engaged in a long pattern...
U.S. Regulators Angered By N.Y. Action Against StanChart August 8, 2012 By Carrick Mollenkamp, Emily Flitter and Karen Freifeld The U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve were blindsided and angered by New York’s banking regulator’s decision to launch an...
Judge to Insurer: Pay Legal Fees in Pending Insider Trading Fraud Case May 11, 2012 By Emily Flitter A federal judge said during a court hearing in New York on Thursday he is prepared to order an insurance...