Industry litigation – Page 16
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DuPont fined over fatal leak
Company lacked proper safety procedures to prevent deaths of four workers in methyl mercaptan leak
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Canada sets climate target
Canada aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from energy-intensive sectors by 30% from 2005 levels by 2030
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GSK commits to HIV research
Firm will partner with US university and cancels plan to sell its share of ViiV Healthcare joint venture
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Judge refuses Freedom Industries’ bankruptcy plan
Court says $6.7m proposal from the company responsible for huge West Virginia chemical spill is inadequate
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DuPont overcomes investor challenge
Shareholders decline to elect activist board nominees in a show of support for the current management’s strategy
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Trade agreement could limit access to medicines
If approved in its leaked form, the Trans-Pacific Partnership would pose barriers for generic drugs to enter the market and keep drug prices high, warns the Foundation for Aids Research
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Injunction blocks first US biosimilar
Despite regulatory approval, Amgen is delaying sales of Sandoz’s version of filgrastim
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FDA accused of violating drug company’s freedom of speech
Amarin says the regulator is stopping it from giving ‘truthful, not misleading’ information to doctors about its fatty acid drug
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Takeda offers $2.4bn to settle diabetes litigation
Aims to settle multiple outstanding lawsuits relating to Actos (pioglitazone) and bladder cancer
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Kolon and Dupont settle trade secrets case
Korean firm admits stealing Kevlar technology and will pay $360m in fines and restitution
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Leak causes explosion at para-xylene plant in China
Twelve injured by explosion and fire caused by a leaking xylene tank at chemical plant
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Novartis accused of ‘derailing’ trials for cheap eye disease drug
BMJ says pharma giant is trying to block access to a drug that would save the NHS millions
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Drug firms warned to be honest with investors
Official warns of ‘significant consequences’ if companies aren’t forthcoming about their FDA interactions
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US opens up home DNA screening
FDA approves single disease genetic test and clears pathway for similar devices
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Hepatitis C drug patent challenged in Europe
Campaign group says Gilead’s expensive blockbuster sofosbuvir is not innovative enough to warrant a patent
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Fatal blast at Indian chemical plant
One worker killed and four injured at Survival Technologies plant in Ankleshwar
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EU regulator calls for generic drug suspensions
The EMA wants hundreds of formulations off the market after identifying systematic fraud in a major Indian contract clinical research organisation
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MFG Chemical fined after worker dies
Company cited for multiple safety failings before the fatal incident
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Ansun settles fraud case for $2m
Executives fiddled timesheets to overcharge US funding agency on grants and research contracts
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