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Uber’s Co-Founder, Board Win Dismissal of Investor Trade Secret Suit
Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of ride-hailing company Uber, and the company's directors won the dismissal of an investor lawsuit that sought to hold them liable for a fight over trade secrets that ...
Family Sues Boeing in U.S. Over Ethiopian Airlines Crash
A lawsuit against Boeing Co was filed in U.S. federal court on Thursday in what appeared to be the first suit over a March 10 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people. The lawsuit was ...
J&J Reaches Confidential Settlement Over Another Baby Powder Asbestos Suit
Johnson & Johnson reached a confidential settlement resolving an Oklahoma lawsuit alleging its iconic baby powder caused a 77-year-old woman to develop a rare cancer connected to asbestos ...
J&J, Bayer Settle 25,000-Plus U.S. Xarelto Suits for $775 Million
Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle more than 25,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging that their blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto caused unstoppable and in some cases fatal bleeding for a ...
FEMA Botches Handling of Personal Data From 2 Million Disaster Victims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency improperly released the personal data of some 2.3 million survivors of hurricane and wildfire disasters to a contractor, the Department of Homeland Security's ...
Bayer’s Liability Risks Grow After Second Ruling Linking Roundup Weed Killer to Cancer
Bayer AG slumped after a second major defeat in U.S. litigation over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, shaving almost $8 billion from its market value and raising the likelihood of a ...
Travel Insurance Claims Could Spike After Grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 Planes
The grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes is likely to cause a spike in travel insurance claims, InsureMyTrip said in a press release. "This is a very rare occurrence and we anticipate that ...
SEC May Sue VW Over Diesel Breach Nondisclosure
Volkswagen AG may face a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over the carmaker's failure to disclose to investors that its diesel vehicles didn't comply with emission standards, according ...