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The Legal Tensions of Collaboration and Competition in the Life Sciences Industry
Moderna's suit against Pfizer and partner BioNtech over alleged COVID-vaccine-related patent infringement — and the targets' countersuit — might suggest an abrupt ...
PE Firm Exploring Sale of Car Insurance Software Vendor CCC
Private equity firm Advent International is exploring a sale of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., a provider of software to the car insurance industry that has a market value of $7.1 billion, ...
Climate Change Sends Most Indicators of Earth’s Health Into Danger Zone: Study
From dangerously warm temperatures to vast species extinctions, humans are living on a planet that is becoming inhospitable—with only three key health markers considered safe, according to a new ...
U.S. Weather Disasters Set Billion-Dollar Record With Months To Go
The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia's watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. And there's still ...
Jury Awards $745M in Death of Woman Struck by Driver Who Used Inhalants
A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on a sidewalk outside an urgent care center by a driver who huffed nitrous oxide canisters right before the accident. ...
Judge in $6B 3M Settlement Issues Order to Stop Litigation Funding
A federal judge has barred attorneys and claimants involved in 3M's $6 billion settlement with U.S. military service members from any third-party litigation funding agreements. District Judge M. ...
Hyundai, Kia Urge Judge to Reject Cities TikTok-Inspired Theft Lawsuits
Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to reject lawsuits filed by 17 cities for failing to install anti-theft technology in millions of ...
Mother Sues Peloton for Death of Son Killed in Workout Bike Accident
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Peloton over the death of her son, who was killed when his exercise bike fell on his neck during a workout in his New York City apartment. Ryan Furtado, 32, was ...