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Monsanto Sues to Keep Glyphosate off California Carcinogen List

27.01.2016 - Major agribusiness company Monsanto has filed a lawsuit in California to prevent glyphosate from being added to the US state’s list of known carcinogens, according to a Reuters...

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US Merck Resolves Latest Vioxx Lawsuit

19.01.2016 - In an out-of-court settlement with plaintiffs in a multi-district class action lawsuit brought by shareholders in a New Jersey federal court, US drugmaker Merck & Co has agreed to...

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DuPont Found Liable in First PFOA Case

09.10.2015 - A federal jury in the US state of Ohio has found DuPont liable for causing a woman’s kidney cancer in the first of a potential 3,500 lawsuits over discharges of perfluorooctanoic...

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US Supreme Court Upholds ExxonMobil Fine

07.10.2015 - The Supreme Court of the US state of New Hampshire has upheld the $236 million jury verdict in favor of the state against ExxonMobil, as the last holdout in proceedings against...

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BASF Faces Legacy Lawsuits from Engelhard

10.09.2015 - BASF is facing around 300 lawsuits in the US as a legacy of its acquisition of catalyst manufacturer Engelhard in 2006. In the suits, plaintiffs allege that talc used in wall board...

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Lab Technician Sues DuPont in Whistleblower Case

31.08.2015 - A former lab technician at DuPont’s La Porte, Texas, herbicide plant has filed a lawsuit against the Delaware chemical giant, claiming she was terminated because of her repeated...

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US Sandoz Arm Fights US Overpay Lawsuit

18.06.2015 - Sandoz, Inc., the US arm of Novartis’ generic drugs division, is asking the Supreme Court of the US state of Mississippi to reverse a county court’s $38.2 million judgment against...

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Mitsubishi Sues in China Over Red Phosphors Patent

29.01.2015 - Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) has filed a lawsuit in China, alleging that Yantai Shield Advanced Materials and US-based Intematix Corporation infringed a patent for red...