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Cancer victims lose bid to block proposed J&J talc bankruptcy

A federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by a group of cancer victims to block Johnson & Johnson from pursuing a proposed bankruptcy settlement of tens of thousands of

Cancer victims lose bid to block proposed J&J talc bankruptcy
News

US judge won't shield Yelp from Texas lawsuit over crisis pregnancy center notices

A California federal judge has refused to shield Yelp from a lawsuit by the state of Texas accusing it of posting misleading notices about crisis pregnancy centers on

Business|Health

Industry groups back drugmakers' appeal in Zantac cancer lawsuits

A bid by GSK and other drugmakers to stop more than 70,000 lawsuits in Delaware over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac has received the backing of leading U.S. industry

Industry groups back drugmakers' appeal in Zantac cancer lawsuits
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US Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions offers no clarity for states

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US Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions offers no clarity for states
Health|News|Political

Wisconsin's top court set to hear abortion rights case, Wisconsin Watch reports

Wisconsin's highest court is expected to agree to hear a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood asking it to recognize a right to abortion in the state, news site Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin's top court set to hear abortion rights case, Wisconsin Watch reports
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Transgender plaintiffs' challenge to Oklahoma ban on changing birth certificates revived

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit challenging an Oklahoma law prohibiting transgender people from changing their birth certificates to match their gender

Transgender plaintiffs' challenge to Oklahoma ban on changing birth certificates revived
Business|Health

J&J hit with new class action over talc seeking medical monitoring for cancer

Johnson & Johnson is facing a new proposed class action seeking damages and medical monitoring on behalf of women who have been diagnosed with cancer, or might develop

J&J hit with new class action over talc seeking medical monitoring for cancer
Economy|Health|News

Kansas accuses Pfizer of misleading public about COVID vaccine in lawsuit

The U.S. state of Kansas on Monday sued Pfizer, accusing the company of misleading the public about its COVID-19 vaccine by hiding risks while making false claims about

Kansas accuses Pfizer of misleading public about COVID vaccine in lawsuit
Health|Opinion|Political

US abortion rights still in flux two years after Roe reversal

Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, litigation over abortion has exploded.

US abortion rights still in flux two years after Roe reversal
Business

Reckitt unit hit with $60 million verdict in Enfamil baby formula case in Illinois

An Illinois jury has ordered Reckitt Benckiser unit Mead Johnson to pay $60 million to the mother of a premature baby who died of an intestinal disease after being fed

Reckitt unit hit with $60 million verdict in Enfamil baby formula case in Illinois
Business

Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth data breach

UnitedHealth Group has already been hit with at least six class action lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect millions of people's personal data from last month's

Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth data breach
Business

Bayer notches more wins in Roundup weedkiller cancer trials

Bayer on Tuesday said it won a trial in a lawsuit brought by a retired postal service worker in Pennsylvania who alleged he developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma from using

Bayer notches more wins in Roundup weedkiller cancer trials
Business

Latest J&J talc trial ends with hung jury

The latest trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson's talc products cause cancer ended in a mistrial on Tuesday, as a Florida state court jury said it could not agree on

Latest J&J talc trial ends with hung jury
Business

Latest trial over Bayer's Roundup ends with hung jury

The latest trial over claims that Bayer's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer ended with a hung jury on Friday, the company said, highlighting the continued uncertainty

Latest trial over Bayer's Roundup ends with hung jury
Business

Consumer group sues Starbucks over 'ethical' sourcing claims

A U.S. consumer group sued Starbucks on Wednesday, accusing the Seattle-based coffee chain of falsely advertising its tea and coffee as "ethically" sourced while

Consumer group sues Starbucks over 'ethical' sourcing claims
Business

Bayer ordered to pay $3.5 million in latest Roundup weedkiller trial

Bayer was ordered on Tuesday to pay nearly $3.5 million by a Philadelphia jury that found the company's Roundup weedkiller caused a woman's cancer, the company said, the

Bayer ordered to pay $3.5 million in latest Roundup weedkiller trial
Business

J&J says it has settled some talc claims, will continue bankruptcy strategy

Johnson & Johnson's worldwide vice president for litigation said on Tuesday that the company has recently reached settlements with several law firms over their clients'

J&J says it has settled some talc claims, will continue bankruptcy strategy
Business

J&J settles first talc cases to go to trial after failed bankruptcies

Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said it has settled two lawsuits claiming its talc products caused cancer, the first such cases to go to trial since a federal court

J&J settles first talc cases to go to trial after failed bankruptcies
Business|Health

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes seeks to overturn fraud conviction

Lawyers for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and company President Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to overturn their convictions for

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes seeks to overturn fraud conviction
Business|Economy|Environment|Health

US industry groups sue to block 'forever chemical' drinking-water rule

U.S. manufacturing and chemical industry groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a federal rule announced this year setting the first-ever drinking water standard

US industry groups sue to block 'forever chemical' drinking-water rule
Health

Delaware judge lets more than 70,000 Zantac lawsuits go forward

A Delaware judge has allowed more than 70,000 lawsuits over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to go forward, ruling that expert witnesses can testify in court that the

Delaware judge lets more than 70,000 Zantac lawsuits go forward
Health|Political

Texas top court won't guarantee right to abortion in complicated pregnancies

Texas' highest court on Friday refused to ensure that doctors in the U.S. state are not prosecuted for abortions they believe are necessary in medically complicated

Texas top court won't guarantee right to abortion in complicated pregnancies
Health|Political

Kansas abortion providers seek to block law requiring them to report patients' reasons

Abortion providers in Kansas are asking a state court to block a new law requiring them to report patients' reasons for getting abortions to state authorities.

Kansas abortion providers seek to block law requiring them to report patients' reasons
Political

Missouri accuses Planned Parenthood of 'trafficking' minors to get abortions

Missouri's Republican attorney general on Thursday sued a Planned Parenthood affiliate, accusing it of helping minors travel to Kansas to get abortions without notifying

Missouri accuses Planned Parenthood of 'trafficking' minors to get abortions
Political

Judge blocks enforcement of Idaho 'abortion trafficking' law

A U.S. judge has blocked Idaho from enforcing a recently passed law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without her parents' consent.

Judge blocks enforcement of Idaho 'abortion trafficking' law

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