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Two US Judges Dismiss Chemical Firms’ Lawsuit Over Fracking

09.01.2015 - A judge in the US state of West Virginia in late December rejected a second legal challenge from Eagle Natrium, a New Martinsville-based subsidiary of Axiall, a manufacturer of...

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US Environmental Group Sues EPA Over Herbicide Approval

21.10.2014 - Close on the heels of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of Dow Chemical's controversial new weed killer Enlist Duo, the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC)...

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Payout Official Set for Surge in BP Spill Claims

17.05.2013 - The deadline for claims against BP in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months away, but the man responsible for paying the claims said on Thursday he is...

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UK Watchdog Accuses GSK Over 'Pay-for-delay' Drug Deals

19.04.2013 - Britain's competition body accused GlaxoSmithKline of market abuse for striking deals with three generic drugmakers that paid them to delay launching cheap copies of its...

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US Top Court Rules for Glaxo on Overtime Pay

19.06.2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that pharmaceutical companies do not have to pay overtime to their representatives who visit doctors' offices to promote their products, a...

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Invista NY Trial against Ex-Owner DuPont Opens

05.06.2012 - Koch Industries' fabric company Invista went to trial in New York on Monday against DuPont to recover up to $744.6 million it says it is owed for dealing with problems at...

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Fracking at Top of Chevron, Exxon Meetings

31.05.2012 - Investor concerns about hydraulic fracturing at Chevron have eased, in contrast to a slight rise at rival Exxon, as the two largest U.S. oil companies faced growing pressure at...

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US FTC Loses Bid to Block Pay-for-delay Drug Deals

26.04.2012 - The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday lost its latest attempt to thwart deals to delay the production of cheaper, generic drugs that brand-name drug companies make with...