Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle more than 25,000 U.S. lawsuits over blood thinner Xarelto for a total of $775 million. According to Reuters, the amount will be shared equally between the two companies that jointly developed the drug. The settlement will resolve all pending U.S. lawsuits over Xarelto. Plaintiffs … [Read more...]
Here’s Why Trump’s Legal Woes Aren’t Over
The closure of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election does not mark the end of legal worries for President Donald Trump and people close to him. Other continuing investigations and litigation are focusing on issues including his businesses and financial dealings, personal conduct, charitable … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Hawaii B&B Discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a new dispute involving gay and religious rights, leaving in place a lower court ruling against a Hawaii bed and breakfast owner who turned away a lesbian couple, citing Christian beliefs, according to Reuters. The justices refused to hear an appeal by Phyllis Young, who runs the three-room … [Read more...]
Trump Tweets ‘There Should Be No Mueller Report’ After House Passes Unanimous Resolution
In a series of tweets Friday, President Trump claimed that Robert Mueller's findings on Russian interference shouldn't become public. The tweet marked the first time Trump called for the special counsel’s findings to be quashed from the public. According to Business Insider, the legality of Mueller’s probe has been upheld in multiple courts. On … [Read more...]
Paul Manafort Will Serve 7 1/2 Years for Conspiracy, Obstruction, and Fraud
Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, was sentenced Wednesday in the second of two cases against him from the special counsel Robert Mueller, according to Business Insider. Last week, Manafort was sentenced in the first case, brought in Virginia, to 47 months in prison. In the second case, he pleaded … [Read more...]
Witnesses Named For Net Neutrality Hearing
The House Communications Subcommittee has named the witnesses for its March 12 hearing, “Legislating to Safeguard the Free and Open Internet.” The hearing will be on a bill that the Democrats introduced last week, the Save the Internet Act, which would nullify the FCC's deregulatory Restoring Internet Freedom Order and restore the Open Internet … [Read more...]
U.S. Soccer Sued By The Entire U.S. Women’s National Team For Equal Pay
28 members of the United States Women’s National Team have filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against U.S. Soccer. The lawsuit comes three months before they begin their World Cup defense in France, says Deadspin. The team is suing U.S. Soccer for paying the men’s team more than the women’s team. Since the USWNT won the 2015 World … [Read more...]
House Investigation Targets Trump-Putin Talks, Obstruction
Lawmakers in Congress unleashed a slew of demands in their investigations of President Donald Trump on Monday, according to Reuters. Democrats are seeking information about the president's communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin and documents from 81 sources in an obstruction probe. Lawmakers have expressed concern about media … [Read more...]
Wells Fargo Denies Wrongdoing, Reaches Settlement Over Bogus Accounts
Wells Fargo executives and directors have reached a $240 million settlement with U.S. shareholders over the creation by bank employees of millions of unauthorized customer accounts, according to Reuters. It resolves claims that the officials breached their fiduciary duties by knowing about or consciously disregarding the bogus accounts, and … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate To Vote Against Trump’s Border Wall Emergency
Reuters reports the US Senate introduced a bipartisan resolution on Thursday to block President Donald Trump's US-Mexico border emergency declaration. The disagreement involving border security and Trump's long-promised wall led to the longest partial US government shutdown in December, and in the end, Trump could not work up enough support for … [Read more...]
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