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Brazilian Court Blocks JBS's Proposed Transaction with Minerva
Jun 26, 2017A Brazilian federal court has blocked meat processing giant JBS’s proposal to divest its beef operations in three South American markets. JBS’ $300m sale of the select South American beef processing operations to rival ...
Tags: meatpacker, Minerva
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US Farmer Lawsuits Against Syngenta Granted Class Action Status
Oct 8, 2016Syngenta faces a major legal trouble as a US federal judge in Kansas ruled that the claims of hundreds of thousands of corn farmers can go ahead as a class action. The allegations against the Swiss based global agrochemical company are ...
Tags: Syngenta, legal trouble, corn farmers
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US Foods Plans to Raise $100m Through IPO
Feb 15, 2016US Foods Holding Corp plans to go for initial public offering of its shares to raise $100m, a move that comes after Sysco Corp failed to acquire it. In its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, US Foods did not state the ...
Tags: US Foods, food service
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Sysco and US Foods Inc. has Been Extended by 60 Days From March 8 to May 7
Mar 12, 2015The merger date of Sysco Corp. and US Foods Inc. has been extended by 60 days from March 8 to May 7 because of the scheduled anti-trust hearings to be held in May, said food distributor Sysco in a filing with the US Securities Exchange ...
Tags: Sysco Corp, US Foods, Merger Date
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BCR to Settle Outstanding Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits
Dec 15, 2014Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on December 12, 2014 A federal judge has warned C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) to settle outstanding pelvic mesh lawsuits or face billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs, according to a ...
Tags: mesh lawsuits, plaintiffs, Health
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Three Lawsuits Filed by NHL Players Over Concussion-Related Injuries Were Consolidated
Aug 22, 2014Three lawsuits filed by over 200 retired NHL players over concussion-related injuries have been consolidated and will be heard by a federal judge in Minnesota. A special panel assigned the cases to U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson ...
Tags: Three lawsuits, NHL players, Sporting Goods
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A Federal Judge Rejected a Legal Challenge to a Central Part of Health Care Law
Jan 20, 2014A federal judge rejected a legal challenge on Wednesday to a central part of President Obama's health care law, ruling that millions of low- and moderate-income people could obtain health insurance subsidies regardless of whether they ...
Tags: Health Law, Health Law's Subsidies
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Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments
Jan 17, 2014Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Judge Rejects Legal Challenge Against Health Insurance Subsidies A legal challenge against health care insurance subsidies for ...
Tags: health, AP report, PLoS Medicine, The Justice Department
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Two Colorado Farmers Contaminated Cantaloupe to Interstate Commerce
Jan 17, 2014Two Colorado farmers who pleaded guilty to six counts of introducing contaminated cantaloupe to interstate commerce in one of the deadliest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history have asked a federal judge for probation sentences. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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'Smart' Contact Lenses Would Measure Sugar Levels in Diabetics
Jan 17, 2014'Smart' Contact Lenses Would Measure Sugar Levels in Diabetics Google is working on smart contact lenses that would measure sugar (glucose) levels in the tears of people with diabetes. If successful, the contacts would offer diabetics a ...
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Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments
Jan 15, 2014Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Muscle-Building Exercises Reduce Women's Diabetes Risk: Study Lifting weights and other muscle-building workouts reduce women's risk ...
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A Secretive U.S. Spy Court Has Ruled Again
Jan 6, 2014A secretive U.S. spy court has ruled again that the National Security Agency can keep collecting every American's telephone records every day, in the midst of dueling decisions in two other federal courts about whether the surveillance ...
Tags: US spy court, National Security Agency, surveillance program
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What Kind of Telephone Activity Does The Nsa Collect on People?
Dec 30, 2013What kind of telephone activity does the NSA collect on people? Metadata. How harmful is it to your privacy health? Nada. It is only metadata. That has been the line drawn in the sand by government supporters of NSA activities in monitoring ...
Tags: telephone activity, Metadata, MetaPhone, monitor calls
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Apple Has Asked a Federal Judge to Bar US Sales of Samsung Smartphones
Dec 30, 2013Apple has asked a federal judge to bar US sales of Samsung smartphones and tablet computers in the blockbuster patent case involving the two electronics giants. In a court filing in California, Apple said the smartphones and tablets were ...
Tags: Apple, Samsung, smartphones and tablets, patent case
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Judge Rules Detroit Bankrupt
Dec 4, 2013The US federal judge formally declared Detroit bankrupt on Tuseday. Once known as the cradle of the US auto industry, Detroit now adds an ignominious new title: largest bankrupt city in US history. Written by Dora Men
Tags: Detroit, Bankrupt, Transportation