Condo Collapse: Everyone Will Point Fingers But Florida Laws Narrow Liability July 6, 2021 By Tom Hals The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look...
Big Oil May Face More Climate Lawsuits After Shell Ruling, Say Lawyers, Activists May 28, 2021 By Shadia Nasralla and Tom Hals LONDON – A Dutch court’s decision to force Royal Dutch Shell to make deeper, faster cuts to its climate warming...
Judge Rejects Bayer’s $2 Billion Proposal to End Roundup Litigation May 26, 2021 By Tom Hals A U.S. judge rejected Bayer’s $2 billion class action proposal aimed at resolving future lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes...
Judge in $2B Roundup Settlement Recommends Bayer Add a Warning Label May 20, 2021 By Tom Hals A U.S. judge suggested on Wednesday that Bayer AG include a warning label on Roundup as part of a proposed...
Judge Has Questions About Bayer’s $2 Billion Roundup Settlement May 19, 2021 By Tom Hals A federal judge on Tuesday questioned a $2 billion proposal by Bayer AG that would create a framework for resolving...
Appeals Court Rejects Bayer Appeal of $25M Roundup Cancer Verdict May 17, 2021 By Tom Hals A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a $25 million judgment and trial verdict finding Bayer’s Roundup caused a California...
Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers’ Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine April 5, 2021 By Tom Hals Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical...
Judge Questions Why Facebook May Have Overpaid in Data Privacy Settlement February 11, 2021 By Tom Hals Facebook Inc. may have paid $4.9 billion more than the maximum penalty it faced under a settlement agreement with regulators...
Broker Robinhood Sued by Parents Over Trader Son’s Suicide February 8, 2021 By Tom Hals The family of a 20-year-old stock trader who committed suicide sued the broker Robinhood for his death, citing its “misleading...
Bayer Strikes $2 Billion Deal to Resolve Future Roundup Cancer Claims February 4, 2021 By Tom Hals Bayer AG struck a $2 billion deal to resolve a class action of future claims relating to allegations that its...