A US federal appeals court panel has unanimously dismissed an attempt by Johnson & Johnson to use a controversial procedure that could resolve claims from lawsuits claiming the healthcare group’s talc-based baby powder caused their cancer.
Germany’s Bayer has hired US lobby firm Williams & Jensen to aid its campaign for continued access to contraceptives.
The US Supreme Court is holding a special session today, Jan. 7, to deliberate on whether the administration of president Joe Biden can enforce a vaccine-or-test mandate for large private companies and a vaccine mandate for many healthcare workers. The review, which reflects inconclusive lower court decisions, is a departure from the normal proceeding of reviewing challenges to a binding verdict.
