FDA’s COVID Vaccine Approval Makes Challenges to Mandates Tougher to Win August 25, 2021 By Tom Hals Formal U.S approval of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine will make it nearly impossible to successfully challenge mandates...
At Deadline, 6 States Had Not Joined $26B Opioid Settlements with Distributors, J&J August 24, 2021 By Nate Raymond and Tom Hals At least six U.S. states, including Georgia, have decided they will not fully sign on to a proposed $26 billion...
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...