Industry litigation – Page 17
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US tax changes ripple into merger deals
Efforts to curb tax-avoiding ‘inversion’ deals will slow, but not stop, the wave
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Dow’s $1bn price-fixing fine upheld
Firm loses its appeal against damages for fixing polyurethane prices
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Gilead licenses generic hepatitis C drug in India
Company aims to head off competition and grab a slice of royalties
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US drops restrictions on more GM seeds
Dow’s herbicide-resistant corn and soybeans spark renewed criticism from environmental campaigners
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BusinessBP faces $18bn fine over Deepwater
US judge rules that BP’s recklessness caused blowout through ‘gross negligence or willful misconduct’, but the firm will appeal
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Halliburton settles Deepwater Horizon claims
Company will pay $1.1bn for damage to property and commercial fishing
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DuPont settles pollution charges for $1.3m
Allegations relate to eight hazardous chemical leaks in West Virginia between 2006 and 2010
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GSK’s China troubles continue
Analysts say stings will only drive corruption into less visible channels
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Tetraethyl lead bribery case ends with four executives convicted
Three jailed over corruption to prolong sales of fuel additives in Iraq and Indonesia
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BusinessInvestigators find cause of West Virginia chemical spill
Holes in uninspected storage tanks led to leak that contaminated water supplies
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BusinessEMA wrangles restrain trial data progress
Attempts to balance industry and research interests on transparency draw suggestions of improper collusion
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Inhaled insulin approved in US
European committee recommends approval for generic long-acting insulin
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Drug giants settle mismarketing lawsuits
Pfizer and GSK settle claims over promoting drugs for unapproved uses in the US
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Generics giants jostle over pain drug
Mylan and Actavis contest Teva’s generic celecoxib exclusivity
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Boehringer to settle blood thinner drug suits for $650m
Company confident in drug safety but says court cases are too risky
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Lilly protests $450m Brazilian fine
Firm says chemicals employees were allegedly exposed to were never used at site
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Chinese police hand GSK bribery case to prosecutors
Investigation alleges senior manager ordered staff to hand out bribes
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Insider trading allegations stall Sun–Ranbaxy deal
Companies deny wrongdoing in lead-up to merger announcement
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Generics triumph in anti-inflammatory patent battle
Pfizer settles deals to allow copycat celecoxib