US Merck Fails to Transfer all Talc Liability to Bayer
A move by US drugmaker Merck & Co. to have Bayer assume all liability for lawsuits alleging that the talc-based Dr. Scholl's foot powder causes cancer has failed, at least in the first instance.
Lawsuit
French Farmer Wins €11,000 in Bayer Herbicide Lawsuit
A French farmer who said he suffered neurological problems including memory loss, fainting and headaches after inhaling fumes from Bayer’s Lasso-branded herbicide in an agricultural accident, has won compensation of €11,135, ending more than 15 years of litigation.
Wood and Enterprise Settle Propane Project Lawsuit
John Wood Group has settled a lawsuit brought by Enterprise Products relating to delays on a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) project in Mont Belvieu, Texas, USA.
Lilly Fined for Medicaid Violation
A US federal court has ordered Eli Lilly to pay over $61 million in damages after whistleblower Ronald Streck filed a lawsuit alleging that the drugmaker had underpaid rebates required under the Medicaid program.
Pfizer and BioNTech Counter CureVac Lawsuit
Pfizer and BioNTech are fighting back against CureVac’s lawsuit that asserts the makers of the Comirnaty-branded mRNA vaccine for Covid-19 infringed its patent.
