Chemical Firm BASF and Its Law Firm to Pay $72.5M to Close Talcum-Asbestos Claims July 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve...
BASF Case Shows How Liabilities May Emerge Long After Acquisition September 8, 2015 By David Voreacos and Jef Feeley When BASF SE acquired Engelhard Corp. nine years ago for $5 billion, executives unknowingly inherited a ticking legal time bomb....