Articles by Tina Bellon

Third Jury Sides with J&J, Bayer Over Xarelto Drug Liability Claims

A federal jury has cleared Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson of liability in the third case to go to trial out of thousands of lawsuits claiming the drugmakers’ blood thinner Xarelto led to severe internal bleeding. The verdict in …

Jury Orders Punitive, but No Compensatory, Damages in AbbVie Drug Liability Test Trial

A federal jury in Chicago on Monday found AbbVie Inc. fraudulently misrepresented the risks of its testosterone replacement drug AndroGel and ordered the drugmaker to pay $150 million in punitive damages. The verdict, which came in response to a lawsuit …

Jury Clears GM of Liability in First Trial Over Updated Ignition Switch

A federal jury in New York on Wednesday found General Motors was not to blame for a crash of an Arizona man who alleged that his accident was caused by an updated version of the carmaker’s ignition switch that did …

Automakers See Takata’s Bankruptcy As Liability Shield In Air Bag Claims

The global recall of Takata Corp.’s defective air bags widened last week and the number of confirmed deaths rose, but legal experts said the bigger worry for car companies caught in the fallout is playing out in a Delaware bankruptcy …

Homesharing Giant Airbnb Faces Rising Legal, Regulatory Risks in Big Cities

Airbnb, the online lodging service that investors now believe is worth $30 billion, faces a reckoning. In eight years of torrid growth, the company has often clashed with local public officials seeking to minimize the impact of short-term rentals on …