U.S. Military Members Suing 3M Seek Dismissal of Subsidiary’s Bankruptcy February 6, 2023 By Dietrich Knauth Current and former U.S. military members suing 3M over allegedly defective military earplugs have asked a U.S. judge to dismiss...
Special Report: Corporate Chiefs Dodge Lawsuits Over Sexual Abuse, Deadly Products November 8, 2022 By Mike Spector, Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Kristina Cooke and Disha Raychaudhuri Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction landed him in prison. Allegations of serial sexual abuse cost him his career and...
J&J Defends Baby Powder Bankruptcy Strategy Cancer Plaintiffs Call ‘Rotten’ February 15, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary came under attack in court on Monday for attempting to use the bankruptcy process to...
Shock Rejection of Purdue Pharma Opioid Deal Raises Scrutiny by Bankruptcy System January 20, 2022 By Jeremy Hill The surprise rejection of Purdue Pharma LP’s sweeping opioid settlement is already reverberating through the rest of the bankruptcy system....
With Opioid Litigation Mounting, Purdue Pharma Exploring Bankruptcy: Reuters March 4, 2019 By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is exploring filing for bankruptcy to address potentially significant liabilities from thousands of lawsuits alleging...
Judge: Gawker Founder Can’t Halt Hulk Hogan From Enforcing Verdict August 1, 2016 By Steven Church Gawker Media founder Nick Denton lost his latest bid to halt enforcement of the $140 million verdict won by Hulk...
Hulk Hogan Moves to Take Down Gawker’s Liability Shield in Bankruptcy July 8, 2016 By Tiffany Kary Hulk Hogan, stymied by the bankruptcy filing of Gawker Media in the midst of a legal battle over a sex...
Losing Bankruptcy Liability Shield Could Cost GM $2 Billion November 6, 2014 By Jeff Green, Linda Sandler and Margaret Cronin Fisk Jesse Salazar III says an ignition- switch flaw in his 2008 Chevrolet HHR has depressed its value, and he wants...