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Asbestos Lawsuits Prompt Vanderbilt Minerals to File Bankruptcy

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Asbestos Lawsuits Prompt Vanderbilt Minerals to File Bankruptcy

Vanderbilt Minerals, which mines materials used in industrial products, filed for bankruptcy after its cash flow was overwhelmed by an increase in lawsuits that accuse the company of once selling items contaminated by asbestos. The firm, which denies that its products contained the cancer-causing substance, plans to hold an auction for its assets, according to […]

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Climate Cost Report Underway Even as Vermont’s Climate Law Faces Lawsuits

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

For Sue Minter, Vermont’s newly appointed climate superfund specialist, the floods started early. Back in 2011, when Tropical Storm Irene thrashed Vermont, Minter — serving as the state’s deputy secretary of transportation — helped rebuild the 600 miles of destroyed road and hundreds of damaged bridges. Just over a decade later, as executive director for

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Abbott Presses Congress for Legal Shield Over Preemie Baby Formula Lawsuits

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Abbott Presses Congress for Legal Shield Over Preemie Baby Formula Lawsuits

The company that makes one of the two most widely used brands of formula for premature babies is threatening to stop. That is, unless US health officials and Congress help protect it from lawsuits related to infant deaths allegedly tied to its product. It’s a warning that holds particular power over policy makers and legislators

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Trump Administration Backs Bayer’s Bid to Curb Roundup Lawsuits

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Trump Administration Backs Bayer’s Bid to Curb Roundup Lawsuits

President Donald Trump’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to take up Bayer’s bid to curtail thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, pushing the group’s shares to their highest in almost two years. In a brief filed at the court, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer bolstered Bayer’s effort to

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Lawsuits Pile Up for a Nursing Home Empire Built Despite State Investigations

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2.34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz, finding that the facility had violated her rights on 132 occasions, at times leading to serious injuries. Six months later, an Alameda County jury found another facility had violated the rights of 71-year-old James Doherty,

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New Jersey Settles 2, Initiates 5 New Environmental Enforcement Lawsuits

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New Jersey Settles 2, Initiates 5 New Environmental Enforcement Lawsuits

New Jersey officials announced five new environmental enforcement actions in communities considered overburdened under New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law and the settlement of two previous environmental justice lawsuits. The latest lawsuits are against three gas stations in South Jersey, one gas station in North Jersey, and one gas station in Central Jersey that officials allege

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As in Florida, Georgia Saw Big Jump in Lawsuits Ahead of Major Litigation Limits

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As in Florida, Georgia Saw Big Jump in Lawsuits Ahead of Major Litigation Limits

Florida insurers will no doubt remember the time more than two years ago when one of the largest plaintiffs’ law firms in the state gave notice that it was planning to file tens of thousands of claims lawsuits ahead of the 2023 tort-reform enactment. Georgia plaintiffs’ firms appear to have followed the same script in

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Buffett’s Oregon Utility Says Fire Lawsuits Pose Shutdown Risk

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Buffett’s Oregon Utility Says Fire Lawsuits Pose Shutdown Risk

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp says ongoing litigation from massive wildfires in 2020 that exposed the company to billions of dollars in damages is jeopardizing its ability to continue providing power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Oregon. In an emergency court filing Friday, the company said a Portland judge has set up an “impossible

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