Industry litigation – Page 2
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BusinessUS reviews chemical incident prevention planning rules
Risk Management Program has been extended and rolled back under successive governments
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BusinessUS drops chloroprene emissions lawsuit against Denka
Government says lawsuit stretched legal definitions in pursuit of ‘environmental justice’
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BusinessNew Trump tariffs worry North American chemical industries
High duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China raise problems for international supply chains
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BusinessNew Purdue bankruptcy deal cuts out Sacklers’ legal immunity
$7.4 billion proposal will fund support for victims of US opioid crisis
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BusinessAthira pharma settles research misconduct charges for $4 million
Deal with US Department of Justice resolves allegations against former chief executive
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BusinessUS state charges Lockhart director over river chemical release
Bankrupt firm’s leader accused of endangering the public and altering public records
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BusinessPFAS manufacturers sued for deceptive marketing in US
Texas attorney general accuses 3M and DuPont of knowingly concealing health risks
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2024
Diabetes and weight loss drugs have surged in popularity, revealing supply frailties
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BusinessShell appeal overturns ruling enforcing faster emissions cuts
Dutch court underlines firm’s climate responsibility but rejects legally binding reduction requirement
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BusinessUS government moves to block J&J talc bankruptcy resolution
Firm’s third attempt to shift claims to a subsidiary had gained significant support
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BusinessFatal hydrogen sulfide leak at US Pemex refinery under investigation
Mexican oil company faces multiple lawsuits after gas leak killed two and injured dozens more
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BusinessDrug companies reluctantly accept state price negotiations
As legal challenges fall flat, will industry’s claims of stifled innovation be borne out?
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BusinessCalifornia sues ExxonMobil over misleading plastic recycling claims
Suit claims firm used false claims to justify producing vast amounts of single-use plastics
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BusinessThree indicted in US for smuggling pool chemicals from China
Defendants face fines and jail for illegally importing and distributing trichloroisocyanuric acid
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BusinessArkema settles local claims over US hurricane fire emissions
Peroxides producer will pay $1.1 million and make safety improvements
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BusinessExplainer: How is the US pharmaceutical patent system being misused?
What are ‘evergreening’ and ‘thicketing’ and what is being done to reform the system and aid competition?
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BusinessUS Supreme Court quashes Purdue opioid bankruptcy plan
Ruling says deal cannot grant Sackler family owners protection from prosecution
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BusinessVent and burn in East Palestine train derailment was unnecessary
Safety board investigation confirms faulty wheel bearing caused crash
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BusinessRail company will pay $600 million to settle East Palestine lawsuits
Norfolk Southern reaches agreement to resolve litigation related to last year’s train derailment that spilled hazardous chemical cargo
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Business$6.6 million settlement follows 2019 fire at Texas petrochemical facility
Site owner to pay compensation for environmental damage caused by release of hazardous chemicals during days-long fire