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U.S. Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Excess Emissions in Diesel Vehicles
The U.S. government filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of illegally using software to bypass emission controls in 104,000 diesel vehicles sold since 2014. The U.S. ...
Four Auto Makers Agree to $553M Settlement Over Takata Airbag Inflators
Four automakers agreed to a $553 million settlement to address class-action economic loss claims covering owners of nearly 16 million recalled vehicles with potentially defective Takata airbag ...
J&J Will Appeal $110M Talc Powder Cancer-Link Verdict
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a St. Louis jury to pay more than $110 million to a Virginia woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company's talcum products. Imerys Talc America, which ...
Lehman Pursues $2B in Alleged ‘Phantom’ Citi Fees as Trial Starts
Almost a decade after the global financial crisis, the fate of another $2 billion from the wreckage of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is about to be determined. The failed New York investment bank is ...
Avoiding Lawsuit, United Settles With Flier Dragged From Plane
United Airlines avoided a lawsuit by settling out of court with a passenger whose forcible removal from a plane was captured on video and circulated online by fellow travelers, sparking widespread ...
Jury Urged to Hold J&J, Bayer Accountable for Allegedly Hiding Drug’s Flaws
Joseph Boudreaux says taking Johnson & Johnson's blood-thinning drug Xarelto was one of the biggest mistakes of his life. While Xarelto was supposed to help cut his stroke risk, Boudreaux says it ...
SCOTUS Might Limit Where Corporations Can be Sued
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to clamp down on where corporations can be sued, a potential setback for plaintiffs' lawyers who strive to bring cases in courts and locales they ...
Three-Month Cyber Attack Targets 1,200 InterContinental Hotels in U.S.
Global hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group Plc said 1,200 of its franchised hotels in the United States, including Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, were victims of a three-month cyber attack that ...