3M Bankruptcy Tactic Fails as Combat Earplug Suits Move to Trial August 29, 2022 By Ryan Beene, Jef Feeley and Steven Church 3M Co.’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like...
Walmart, CVS, Walgreens Ordered to Pay $650 Million Over Ohio Opioid Sales August 18, 2022 By Jef Feeley Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. were ordered to pay a total of $650 million over...
First Zantac Case Dropped Before Trial After Some Payouts August 18, 2022 By Jef Feeley A lawsuit against makers of Zantac was dropped this week just ahead of trial, people familiar with the matter said,...
Allergan Poised to Pay More Than $2 Billion in Opioid Settlement July 28, 2022 By Jef Feeley AbbVie Inc.’s Allergan unit has reached an agreement to pay more than $2 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed...
Twitter Sues to Force Musk to Consummate $44 Billion Buyout July 13, 2022 By Jef Feeley Twitter Inc. sued Elon Musk over his abandoned $44 billion takeover bid, accusing the billionaire of having buyer’s remorse after...
Twitter Assembles Legal Team to Sue Musk Over Dropped Takeover July 11, 2022 By Ed Hammond and Jef Feeley Twitter Inc. has hired merger law heavyweight Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as it races to sue Elon Musk for...
Bayer Faces Roundup Weedkiller Trial Featuring Ex-Monsanto CEO’s Testimony May 4, 2022 By Jef Feeley Bayer AG faces a trial over its Roundup weedkiller in which the ex-chief executive officer of its Monsanto unit will...
J&J’s Victory Over Cancer Victims Clears Path for 3M, Others March 25, 2022 By Jef Feeley and Steven Church A court ruling allowing Johnson & Johnson to use a controversial bankruptcy strategy to force cancer victims into potential settlement...
Insurers Refuse to Pick Up Bill for Billions in Opioid Claims March 8, 2022 By Jef Feeley A multibillion-dollar bill is coming due for the U.S. opioid epidemic and insurers for some of the largest drug makers,...
J&J’s Controversial Prison Testing Resurfaces in Baby Powder Lawsuits March 8, 2022 By Jef Feeley More than 50 years ago, nearly a dozen men incarcerated outside of Philadelphia enrolled in an experiment funded by Johnson...