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Illumina Inc. has agreed to pay $9.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act after the company sold genomic sequencing systems with cybersecurity vulnerabilities to federal agencies, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Illumina, headquartered …
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Four flight attendants on the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 plane that experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January last year are suing Boeing for physical and emotional injuries. In separate lawsuits, they are seeking compensation for past and …
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Tesla Inc. was told by a jury to pay $243 million over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend, the first significant court loss for the automaker in litigation related to …
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The European Court of Justice on Friday ruled that carmakers like Volkswagen remain liable for using unlawful defeat devices, such as temperature-sensitive emissions software, even if the vehicles met EU standards, which doesn’t guarantee the technology’s legality. The case at …
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A federal judge in Texas largely denied a request by the world’s largest asset managers to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general claiming they colluded to reduce coal output, in a case that threatens how the U.S. …
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China accused the U.S. of exploiting a flaw in Microsoft Corp.’s email servers to steal military data and launch cyberattacks on its defense sector. The Cyber Security Association of China said in a statement Friday that US actors had been …
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German pharmaceutical and biotechnology group Bayer said on Thursday it had set aside an additional 1.2 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in provisions to address ongoing litigation in the United States over weed killer Roundup. The German group said that, on …
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Maire SpA and its two lenders won a U.K. court ruling against a €212 million ($243 million) demand by a company linked to a sanctioned billionaire. EuroChem Group AG sued the Italian firm along with Societe Generale SA and ING …
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A woman who died in a car accident while driving intoxicated after a company-mandated wine tasting was responsible for her own death, lawyers for those who served her wine told a Connecticut court this week. The estate of Nicole Silva …
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High Noon announced a recall of vodka seltzer drinks that it says were mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks, according to a posting on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website. “Consumption of the liquid in these cans will result in …
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