Industry litigation – Page 13
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US biotech director accused of insider trading
Biostatistics chief at Akebia charged with securities fraud
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Metals boss admits illegal export plot
Global Metallurgy chief conspired to export restricted metals to Iran
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Judge voids Merck & Co’s $200m patent claim
‘Serious misconduct’ kills case over Gilead’s hepatitis C drugs
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Vertellus enters bankruptcy
Chemical maker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its US operations and plans to auction the business
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India hit hard by US regulatory sanctions
Data integrity issues have led to punitive measures, but companies are taking measures to improve
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US tax relief law benefits chemical makers
Bill provides mechanism to waive import tariffs on materials not available from domestic suppliers
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Deadly US fertiliser plant blast was deliberately set
Fire that caused West Fertilizer explosion was a ‘criminal act,’ US agency concludes
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Daiichi Sankyo awarded damages from former Ranbaxy owners
Arbitration says Singh family withheld information about regulatory investigations during Ranbaxy takeover
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US treasury rules scupper Pfizer–Allergan merger
Government aims to crack down on corporate tax avoidance through ‘inversion’ deals
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DuPont shutters US plant where leak killed four workers
La Porte plant will not reopen after fatal methyl mercaptan leak in 2014
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Californian hazard warning website criticised
Site providing information related to state’s Proposition 65 law is ‘inaccurate’ says industry association
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BP’s long legal battle over Deepwater disaster ends
Judge finalises BP’s $20 billion settlement over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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Gilead loses to Merck & Co in hepatitis C drug dispute
US court upholds Merck’s claim to patents related to blockbuster drugs
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Indian whistleblower pushes for regulatory reform
Although denied a hearing by India’s supreme court, Dinesh Thakur wants to shake up pharmaceutical safety laws
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India bans 344 combination drugs
Manufacturers appeal to courts to allow continued sales of products the government deems risky
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ExxonMobil sued for Clean Air Act violations
Environmental campaigners claim ExxonMobil’s plant emissions harm local residents
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Dow to settle polyurethane price-fixing case
Chemical giant cancels Supreme Court appeal of damages and agrees $835m settlement
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EPA aims to remove flubendiamide pesticide from market
After reassessing environmental impact, the agency wants to withdraw Bayer and Nichino America insecticides
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Illumina to sue Oxford Nanopore over patent infringement
UK firm’s use of pore proteins in DNA sequencing alleged to contravene two Illumina patents
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Glyphosate persistence raises questions
Herbicide remains in water and soil longer than thought, but how that translates to human and environmental risk is unclear