Employers Get Religion With Vaccine Mandates August 12, 2021 By Tom Hals As coronavirus infections rise again, U.S. companies mandating vaccinations are confronting an uncomfortable question rarely asked by an employer –...
Norwegian Cruise Line Goes to Court to Block Florida’s Vaccine Passport Ban August 6, 2021 By Tom Hals Norwegian Cruise Line heads to federal court on Friday in a battle that pits the company’s plan for returning to...
Jury in Talcum Powder Trial Finds J&J Not to Blame for Woman’s Death August 2, 2021 By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel An Illinois jury on Friday refused to hold Johnson & Johnson liable for a woman’s death from ovarian cancer, which...
Gunmaker Remington Offers $33M to Sandy Hook School Shooting Victims’ Families July 28, 2021 By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel Remington Arms Co. on Tuesday offered to pay nearly $33 million to nine families to settle lawsuits claiming that its...
What Drug Companies Have Paid to Settle Claims Over U.S. Opioid Crisis July 22, 2021 By Tom Hals State attorneys general on Wednesday unveiled a $26 billion settlement with the three largest U.S. drug distributors and Johnson &...
Condo Collapse: Everyone Will Point Fingers But Florida Laws Narrow Liability July 19, 2021 By Tom Hals The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look...
Trial Asks the $2 Billion Question: Does Musk Control Tesla? July 12, 2021 By Tom Hals Does Elon Musk control Tesla Inc. or does Tesla control Elon Musk? More than $2 billion hinges on that question...
Condo Collapse: Everyone Will Point Fingers But Florida Laws Narrow Liability July 6, 2021 By Tom Hals The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look...
Big Oil May Face More Climate Lawsuits After Shell Ruling, Say Lawyers, Activists May 28, 2021 By Shadia Nasralla and Tom Hals LONDON – A Dutch court’s decision to force Royal Dutch Shell to make deeper, faster cuts to its climate warming...
Judge Rejects Bayer’s $2 Billion Proposal to End Roundup Litigation May 26, 2021 By Tom Hals A U.S. judge rejected Bayer’s $2 billion class action proposal aimed at resolving future lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes...