Jan
26
9th Circuit Says Insurers Have Standing To Object To Thorpe’s Confirmed Plan
January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO – Because Thorpe Insulation Co.’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization could harm insurance companies, the plan is not “insurance neutral” and, therefore, the insurers have standing to object to it, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Jan. 24 in reversing approval of the plan and remanding the case so the insurers’ [...]
Jan
20
Texas Risperdal Trial Ends When Janssen Settles For $ 158M, Company Says
January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
AUSTIN, Texas – Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen LLP said Jan. 19 that it has agreed to pay $ 158 million to settle claims by Texas that it defrauded the Medicaid program through its off-label promotion of the atypical antipsychotic drug Risperdal (State of Texas, ex rel. Allen Jones v. Janssen LP, No. D-1GV-04-001288, Texas [...]
Dec
16
Out-Of-State Employees’ Competition Law Claims Can Proceed, 9th Circuit Says
December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO – Out-of-state employees who worked in California may proceed with claims under California’s labor code and unfair competition law (UCL) but not with claims seeking to apply those laws to work done outside the state, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Dec. 13 (Donald Sullivan, Deanna Evich, Richard Burkow v. Oracle [...]
Jun
23
International Organization Says Canada Must Uphold Strictest Asbestos Standards
June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment
GENEVA – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on June 13 issued a decision that requires that the Canadian government uphold the strictest standards in relation to the health of workers and asbestos (Asbestos Convention, 1986 [No. 162]). Full story on lexis.com LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Legal News
May
24
3rd Circuit Says Insurers Have Standing In Dispute Over Silica-Related Liabilities
May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA – The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in a divided en banc opinion, on May 4 held that insurers have standing to challenge the confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of Global Industries Technologies Inc. (GIT) and remanded the case for a Pennsylvania federal bankruptcy court to determine the legitimacy of a trust [...]