Industry litigation – Page 11
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BusinessUS Supreme Court denies Dow tax appeal
Request to reconsider $1bn tax deduction dismissed and penalties upheld
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NewsVolkswagen hit by another $4.3bn in penalties
Emissions cheating scandal has led to the arrest of six senior employees at the company, just as Fiat comes under fire
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BusinessCholesterol drug withdrawn in patent dispute
Ruling that Regeneron’s Praluent antibody infringes Amgen’s Repatha patent could stifle innovation
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BusinessShell fined $22m for drinking water contamination
Jury rules in favour of US city of Clovis over 1,2,3-trichloropropane contamination, while rejecting punitive damages
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BusinessIndian court revokes ban on combination drugs
Companies claim government failed to follow procedure in restricting risky medicines
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BusinessTeva fined $520m for corruption
World’s largest generics manufacturer admits paying bribes in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico
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BusinessDuPont found liable in third bellwether cancer case
US court orders firm to pay $2m in damages to man whose disease has been linked to contaminated water supply
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BusinessUS pharma executives face bribery charges over opioid painkiller prescriptions
Insys Therapeutics chief executive and senior managers accused of running a conspiracy to bribe doctors across several states
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BusinessPharmaceutical industry roundup of 2016
Controversial approvals and price clashes characterised 2016 in pharma
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BusinessDeath sentence for head of Tianjin explosion firm
48 Ruihai Logistics staff and government officials also sentenced
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BusinessWashington state sues Monsanto over PCBs
Attorney general wants to recoup damages and cleanup costs related to polychlorinated biphenyls
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Business£90m fine for Pfizer and Flynn Pharma over excessive drug pricing
Markets watchdog imposes record fine for breaches of competition law
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BusinessChemical plant workers’ month-long strike
Momentive Performance Materials has drafted temporary contractors in dispute over benefits
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BusinessFormer Valeant and Philidor executives arrested for fraud
Prosecutors allege the men masterminded a kickback scheme between Valeant and the speciality pharmacy
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ReviewCrime scene to court: the essentials of forensic science (fourth edition)
Samantha Drake uncovers new truths in a revised text
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BusinessCorn growers’ lawsuit contested by Syngenta
Syngenta opposes class action seeking over $5bn in damages related to its genetically engineered corn
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NewsPfizer launches new biosimilar drug in US
Autoimmune disease treatment becomes only the second biosimilar to be approved by the FDA
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BusinessTroubled Theranos abandons clinical testing
Seeking to salvage some value, once-admired blood analysis firm lays off 40% of staff
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BusinessWest Virginia chemical leak was preventable
2014 spill that contaminated water supplies was caused by lack of proper tank inspections and repairs