Industry litigation – Page 4
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NewsUS ends anti-espionage China Initiative
While slated trials will continue, future investigations will consider more options before criminal prosecution
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BusinessGSK accuses former employee of trade secret theft
Denise Brooks allegedly stole information about company’s manufacturing and quality systems
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BusinessFatal Indian incidents reveal eroded regulations
Activists claim Modi government has diluted safety and environmental protection to promote business
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BusinessMartin Shkreli fined and banned from pharma for life
‘Pharma Bro’ must pay back $65m in profits for anticompetitive behaviour while leading Turing Pharmaceuticals
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BusinessFire during riots exposes environmental impact of improperly stored agrochemicals
UPL accused of illegally storing hazardous chemicals that were released after arson attack at South African warehouse
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BusinessChinese scientist admits stealing Monsanto trade secrets
Imaging scientist faces fines and prison for digital agriculture technology theft
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BusinessWhat Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes’ conviction means for chemistry
Holmes faces up to 65 years in prison for defrauding investors while running her now defunct blood testing startup
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BusinessUS judge overturns Purdue’s opioid bankruptcy settlement
Ruling says bankruptcy court did not have authority to grant Sackler family protection from future litigation
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BusinessMonsanto agrees $12 million settlement for Hawaii pesticide violations
Bayer-owned firm admits charges relating to use and storage of pesticides on its research farms
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2021
It’s been another dramatic, pandemic-dominated year for the pharmaceutical industry
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OpinionA clouded view of industry emissions
Standards and auditing are sorely needed if emissions targets are to be upheld
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BusinessPfizer sues former employee for alleged trade secret theft
Chun Xiao Li downloaded thousands of confidential documents before resigning
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BusinessNew J&J subsidiary to absorb talc lawsuit liabilities
Firm aims to use bankruptcy protection and a $2bn trust to resolve thousands of cancer claims
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BusinessBees face a barrage of chemical and environmental burdens
Better understanding of the combined effects of multiple stress factors could help reduce pollinator decline
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BusinessSecond Daikin-America employee dies from chemical exposure
Chemical that killed two workers and hospitalised a third at a US fluorochemicals plant remains unidentified
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BusinessUS judge accepts Purdue’s opioid bankruptcy settlement plan
Deal releases $4.3bn to combat addiction, but protects Sackler family from litigation
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BusinessUS bans chlorpyrifos on all food crops
Environmental agency removes remaining exceptions for agricultural use of controversial insecticide
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OpinionThe price of failure
Drug market structures and high R&D failure rates can tempt companies into bad pricing behaviour
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BusinessBudget cuts at UK medicines regulator raise eyebrows
MHRA to cut 300 jobs amid financial pressures arising from Brexit