Industry litigation – Page 3
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BusinessJ&J subsidiary sues more talc researchers
Lawsuit claims another study linking talc use to cancer is fraudulent
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BusinessEnvironmental groups claim US herbicide reapprovals were illegal
Lawsuit says Environmental Protection Agency ignored serious risks with 2,4-D-containing Enlist products
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BusinessUK diverges from EU rules with cosmetics animal testing ban
UK will no longer allow Reach-required animal tests intended to prove worker safety
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BusinessUS supreme court confirms Amgen’s cholesterol antibody patents invalid
Decision could mean patent descriptions need to be even more detailed, and hence expensive
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BusinessDuPont and a senior employee plead guilty to criminal negligence
$16 million in fines and probation related to fatal methyl mercaptan leak at La Porte, US
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OpinionWill a court overturn abortion drug’s approval?
Tangle between regulation and politics makes uncomfortable viewing from industry
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BusinessJ&J proposes to pay nearly $9 billion to settle talc lawsuits
Company re-files for bankruptcy of a subsidiary in the hopes of resolving tens of thousands of claims its products caused cancer
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BusinessNew Jersey sues Dow Chemical and others over 1,4-dioxane pollution
US State wants companies to be held accountable for cleaning up widespread contamination
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BusinessFragrance firms face coordinated cartel probe
Givaudan, Firmenich, Symrise and IFF raided by competition authorities
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BusinessUS government sues chemical firm over chloroprene emissions
Denka disputes claims of ‘unacceptably high’ releases from neoprene manufacturing facility
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BusinessContaminated cough syrups death toll passes 300 in four months
Deadly glycol contamination discovered in Uzbekistan, following cases in The Gambia and Indonesia
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BusinessJ&J subsidiary claims key talc research is fraudulent
Complaint alleges study that helped link talc to cancer contained false information
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NewsUS chemist Feng Tao avoids prison sentence for hiding ties to China
Judge’s ruling that professor did not harm his university or funding agency has crushed the government’s case
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Business3M pledges to exit PFAS manufacturing
Conglomerate will remove fluorochemicals from portfolio in a bid to stay ahead of rapidly tightening regulations
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2022
Russia’s invation of Ukraine mounted further pressure onto already strained supply chains
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BusinessJudge dismisses ranitidine lawsuits over lack of evidence
Drug degrades to produce nitrosamines, but the judge ruled the link between this and plaintiffs’ cancers could not be proven
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BusinessTheranos leaders to be imprisoned for blood testing fraud
Sunny Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes will both serve more than 10 years
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BusinessUS government intervenes to avert rail strike
Congress enforces a contract deal to prevent a national rail shutdown that would effectively halt chemicals production
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OpinionElizabeth Holmes to be imprisoned for Theranos fraud
Blood testing company founder’s 11-year sentence should serve as a warning to investors
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BusinessEurope gears up for streamlined patent system
Delayed Unified Patent Court set to begin operating in April