Oklahoma makes final bid to hold J&J responsible for opioid epidemic
(Reuters) – Oklahoma’s attorney general on Wednesday made his final bid to force Johnson & Johnson to pay $17 billion…
In Roundup case, U.S. judge cuts $2 billion verdict against Bayer to $86 million
(Reuters) – A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who…
Prevagen maker must face FTC, New York claims that memory supplement does not work
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Quincy Bioscience failed to dismiss a lawsuit in which the Federal Trade Commission and New York…
Big Tech faces broad U.S. Justice Department antitrust probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was opening a broad investigation of major digital technology…
Four Republican lawmakers ask Trump to move forward with $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four Republican members of U.S. Congress, including House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mac Thornberry, sent a…
Equifax nears deal to pay about $700 million to settle U.S. data breach probes: WSJ
FILE PHOTO: Credit reporting company Equifax Inc. corporate offices are pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Tami Chappell…
Carlos Ghosn sues Nissan-Mitsubishi in the Netherlands: paper
FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan Motor Chariman Carlos Ghosn leaves the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo, Japan April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Issei…
Trump EPA allows use of controversial pesticide
(Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which…
Illinois to defy Trump administration’s abortion referral ‘gag rule’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois will defy enforcement of the Trump administration’s rule barring federally subsidized family planning clinics from making…
Trump administration pauses new rule limiting abortion referrals: report
FILE PHOTO: A Missouri state flag waves outside the Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood St. Louis Region, Missouri’s sole…
Ryanair Irish pilot union to decide on strike ballot next week
FILE PHOTO: Passengers disembark a Ryanair flight at Dublin International Airport in Dublin, Ireland. Aug 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay DUBLIN…
U.S. tells T-Mobile, Sprint to wrap up divestiture deal: source
FILE PHOTO: A smartphones with Sprint logo are seen in front of a screen projection of T-mobile logo, in this…
U.S. Justice Department may sue to block Sprint, T-Mobile merger: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has told T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) and Sprint Corp (S.N) to wrap up…
Boeing takes $4.9 billion charge for prolonged grounding of 737 MAX planes
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Thursday it would take an after-tax charge of $4.9 billion in the…
Second opioid distributor charged over role in U.S. drug epidemic
(Reuters) – An Ohio drug wholesale distributor and two former executives were charged on Thursday with profiting from the U.S.…
Tech executives head to Capitol Hill for antitrust hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Executives from tech giants Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet’s Google go before the House…
SEC reaches $60 million settlements involving ex-American Realty executives
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former executives at American Realty Capital Properties Inc, including the onetime billionaire who built it,…
U.S. Justice Department asks appeals court to pause antitrust ruling against Qualcomm
FILE PHOTO: A Qualcomm sign is pictured at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song…
Opioid ‘kingpin’ J&J fueled epidemic, Oklahoma argues at trial’s end
NORMAN, Okla. (Reuters) – Lawyers for the state of Oklahoma on Monday compared Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) to a drug…
Facebook vows Libra currency will wait for approval as U.S. airs worries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it would not proceed with the launch of its Libra cryptocurrency until…
U.S. judge slashes Roundup jury award to $25.3 million from $80.3 million
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the so called ‘Chempark’, the main plant and headquarters of…
J&J faces U.S. criminal probe related to baby powder – Bloomberg
The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)…
Indivior loses appeal to block generic Suboxone opioid treatments
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Indivior Plc in its bid to stop Dr. Reddy’s…
U.S. appeals court blocks Trump administration birth control exemptions
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new rules allowing employers to obtain…
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end U.S. opioid addiction treatment probes
(Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to resolve U.S. claims that its former pharmaceuticals…
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end U.S. opioid addiction treatment probes
(Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to resolve U.S. claims that its former pharmaceuticals…
Lawmakers seek scientific review of plan to tightly regulate all fentanyl copycats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have urged the Trump administration to conduct a scientific review…
Juror urges U.S. judge to uphold $80 million Roundup verdict against Bayer
(Reuters) – A juror who was part of a panel that delivered an $80 million award against Bayer AG after…
Appeals court panel grills Democratic defenders on constitutionality of Obamacare
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel grilled Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday about whether Obamacare violates the…
U.S. judge strikes down Trump administration rule requiring drug prices in TV ads
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday dealt a blow to the Trump administration by striking down a new rule…
Obamacare’s future in play as U.S. appeals court weighs its constitutionality
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a group of Democratic-led states…
Mexico issues arrest warrants for ex-Pemex CEO Lozoya, family members
FILE PHOTO – Emilio Lozoya, former chief Executive Officer of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) attends a news conference at a hotel…
Fugitive U.S. tech guru: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution
HAVANA (Reuters) – On the run from U.S. tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee puffs a cigar aboard his towering…
Amazon founder Bezos’ divorce final with $38 billion settlement: report
FILE PHOTO: 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 04/03/2018 – Amazon CEO Jeff and…
U.S. asks federal court to throw out Huawei lawsuit
The Huawei logo is pictured on the company’s stand during the ‘Electronics Show – International Trade Fair for Consumer Electronics’…
Major companies call on U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of LGBT workers
(Reuters) – More than 200 U.S. companies, including Amazon (AMZN.O), Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O), and Bank of America (BAC.N), on…
Mother of French quadriplegic brings appeal to keep him alive to U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The mother of a quadriplegic French man who has been in a vegetative state for more than…
U.S. states sue EPA for stricter asbestos rules
(Reuters) – Ten U.S. states and Washington, D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on rules to tighten…
Motel 6 hotel chain to settle lawsuit over sharing guest lists with ICE
(Reuters) – Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims the budget chain…
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, top deputy ordered to stand trial in 2020
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her former second-in-command at the Silicon Valley blood-testing startup were ordered…
U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion
FILE PHOTO – A imaging table inside the Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood St. Louis Region, Missouri’s sole abortion…
U.S. rights groups, doctors sue to stop Georgia ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
(Reuters) – A group of civil rights organizations, doctors and clinics sued Georgia’s government on Friday to overturn a law…
French court rules that quadriplegic should be allowed to die
FILE PHOTO: Viviane Lambert, mother of French quadriplegic Vincent Lambert, who has been in a deep vegetative state for more…
Missouri’s only abortion clinic to stay open until at least August 1
(Reuters) – Missouri’s only abortion clinic will remain open for now after a state arbiter on Friday ordered a stay…
U.S. launches criminal probe into alleged chicken price fixing by Tyson, rivals
FILE PHOTO: Tyson food meat products are shown in this photo illustration in Encinitas, California May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake…
Exclusive: In a world first, Facebook to give data on hate speech suspects to French courts
PARIS (Reuters) – In a world first, Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected…
UPS will not join FedEx lawsuit against U.S. government
(Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it would not join a lawsuit FedEx Corp filed against the…
Oklahoma judge approves Teva’s $85 million opioid settlement
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Monday approved a revised $85 million (£66.7 million) settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd…
Lawyers for Huawei CFO urge Canada to withdraw extradition proceedings
(Reuters) – Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer urged Canada’s justice minister on Monday to withdraw extradition proceedings against Meng…
Oklahoma judge approves Teva’s $85 million opioid settlement
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Monday approved a revised $85 million (£66.7 million) settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd…
Missouri orders lone abortion clinic to close; judge keeps it open for now
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri health officials on Friday refused to renew the license of the state’s only abortion clinic,…
Huawei files lawsuit against U.S. Commerce Department over seized equipment: filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Inc filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commerce Department on Friday challenging whether telecommunications…
Brazil’s Petrobras pays $700 million to Vantage Drilling after court decision
FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s state-run Petrobras oil company headquarters is pictured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes…
Court grants American Airlines’ request to end ‘devastating’ slowdown by unions
FILE PHOTO: American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX jets sit parked at a facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., May 10, 2019.…
Prosecutors drop Flint, Michigan water charges over ‘flawed’ probe
(Reuters) – Michigan prosecutors on Thursday dropped all criminal charges over the deadly contamination of the city of Flint’s water,…
U.S. drugmakers file lawsuit against requiring drug prices in TV ads
FILE PHOTO: Used blister packets that contained medicines, tablets and pills are seen, in this picture illustration taken June 30,…
Why proposed changes to Hong Kong’s extradition law fueled protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has delayed indefinitely a proposed law that would allow extraditions to…
Local labor laws apply to Ryanair employees: Belgian court
FILE PHOTO: Ryanair logo is pictured on the the jacket of a cabin crew member ahead of a news conference…