Insurers Winning Most, But Not All, COVID-19 Business Interruption Lawsuits November 30, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Katherine Chiglinsky In the multibillion-dollar fight over insurance coverage for pandemic-related business losses, a Florida gynecologist succeeded where more than a dozen...
Cigna’s CEO and Board Sued for ‘Black-Ops-Style’ Tactics to Kill Merger with Anthem November 24, 2020 By Michael Leonard and Jef Feeley Cigna Corp.’s chief executive officer and board used “black-ops-style” tactics in a covert campaign to “blow up” a $48 billion...
In Anthem-Cigna Failed Merger ‘Soap Opera,’ Judge Hands Damages to Neither August 31, 2020 By Christopher Yasiejko and Jef Feeley A Delaware judge rebuffed efforts by both Cigna Corp. and Anthem Inc. to collect billions over their failed merger, saying...
McDonald’s Alleges Ex-CEO Duped Directors, Seeks to Claw Back $37 Million Severance August 31, 2020 By Jef Feeley McDonald’s Corp. told a judge that ex-CEO Steve Easterbrook lied about four alleged sexual relationships with subordinates to dupe directors...
Anbang, Andy Bang, $1 Trillion in Claims. Ritz-Carlton Mystery Gets Its Day in Court. August 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Mark Chediak When a 26-year-old Uber driver walked into a California deeds office two years ago, it was the real-estate equivalent of...
Court Revives Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder Lawsuits August 7, 2020 By Jef Feeley A New Jersey appeals court’s decision to revive two lawsuits accusing Johnson & Johnson’s iconic Baby Powder of causing cancer...
Chemical Firm BASF and Its Law Firm to Pay $72.5M to Close Talcum-Asbestos Claims July 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve...
Asbestos Trial to Start With Social Distancing in Conference Center, Not Courthouse July 23, 2020 By Jef Feeley A West Virginia judge urged parties in dozens of asbestos lawsuits to reach a settlement and avoid the “dreadful experience”...
Houston Rockets Becomes First NBA Team to Sue Insurer Over Denied Covid-19 Claims July 16, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Katherine Chiglinsky The Houston Rockets and billionaire owner Tilman Fertitta are suing their insurer for denying the National Basketball Association team’s bid...
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $678M to Settle Doctor-Bribe Claims July 2, 2020 By Jef Feeley Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. agreed to pay $678 million to resolve a whistle-blower case accusing the company of paying kickbacks to...