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...
Judge in $2B Roundup Settlement Recommends Bayer Add a Warning Label May 20, 2021 By Tom Hals A U.S. judge suggested on Wednesday that Bayer AG include a warning label on Roundup as part of a proposed...
Judge Has Questions About Bayer’s $2 Billion Roundup Settlement May 19, 2021 By Tom Hals A federal judge on Tuesday questioned a $2 billion proposal by Bayer AG that would create a framework for resolving...
Appeals Court Rejects Bayer Appeal of $25M Roundup Cancer Verdict May 17, 2021 By Tom Hals A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a $25 million judgment and trial verdict finding Bayer’s Roundup caused a California...
Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers’ Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine April 5, 2021 By Tom Hals Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical...
Judge Questions Why Facebook May Have Overpaid in Data Privacy Settlement February 11, 2021 By Tom Hals Facebook Inc. may have paid $4.9 billion more than the maximum penalty it faced under a settlement agreement with regulators...
Broker Robinhood Sued by Parents Over Trader Son’s Suicide February 8, 2021 By Tom Hals The family of a 20-year-old stock trader who committed suicide sued the broker Robinhood for his death, citing its “misleading...
Bayer Strikes $2 Billion Deal to Resolve Future Roundup Cancer Claims February 4, 2021 By Tom Hals Bayer AG struck a $2 billion deal to resolve a class action of future claims relating to allegations that its...
Judge Permits McDonald’s Suit Against Ex-CEO Over Alleged Sexual Affairs Cover-Up February 3, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and Tom Hals A Delaware judge on Tuesday rejected former McDonald’s Corp. Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the...