#lawsuits

6:52am, 1st August, 2019

Change in New York State law to usher in 'tidal wave' of child sex abuse lawsuits

Thousands of child sexual abuse lawsuits are expected to flow into New York State courts in the coming weeks exposing decades-old misconduct at schools, hospitals, churches and youth clubs, according to lawyers for victims.

Canada vows to defends its business in Cuba as U.S. opens way for lawsuits

5:18pm, 3rd May, 2019

World

Canada vows to defends its business in Cuba as U.S. opens way for lawsuits

Canada vowed on Friday to defend its businesses operating in Cuba after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted a ban on American citizens filing lawsuits against investors working on the island nation.

Puerto Rico board files flurry of lawsuits ahead of claim deadline

9:34pm, 30th April, 2019

US

Puerto Rico board files flurry of lawsuits ahead of claim deadline

Puerto Rico's federally created financial oversight board on Tuesday began filing the first round of scores of lawsuits seeking to recover money the bankrupt U.S. commonwealth paid to bondholders, businesses and others.

Trump lifts ban on U.S. lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba

1:50pm, 17th April, 2019

Politics

Trump lifts ban on U.S. lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba

The Trump administration is lifting a long-standing ban against U.S. citizens filing lawsuits against foreign companies that use properties seized by Cuba’s Communist government since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sai...

In major shift, Trump to allow lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba

3:50pm, 16th April, 2019

Politics

In major shift, Trump to allow lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba

The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies that use properties Communist-ruled Cuba confiscated since Fidel Castro's revolution six decades ago, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday...

Trump to allow U.S. lawsuits against foreign firms doing business in Cuba - official

2:47pm, 16th April, 2019

Politics

Trump to allow U.S. lawsuits against foreign firms doing business in Cuba - official

The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies that use properties Communist-ruled Cuba confiscated after Fidel Castro's revolution in the 1950s, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

1:44pm, 16th April, 2019

Politics

Trump to allow U.S. lawsuits against foreign firms doing business in Cuba: official

The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies in communist-ruled Cuba that use properties confiscated from Cuban Americans and other U.S. citizens during the revolution that began in the 1950...

U.S. allows lawsuits against Cuban entities but shields foreign firms for now

2:58pm, 4th March, 2019

World

U.S. allows lawsuits against Cuban entities but shields foreign firms for now

The Trump administration said on Monday it would allow lawsuits by U.S. citizens against dozens of Cuban companies and other entities on Washington's blacklist but will maintain, for now, a ban against suing foreign firms doing business on the c...

Trump confident he will prevail against lawsuits over emergency declaration

8:11pm, 19th February, 2019

US

Trump confident he will prevail against lawsuits over emergency declaration

President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Tuesday that he would prevail against a lawsuit filed by 16 U.S. states seeking to block his declaration of a national emergency to fund a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.

U.S. judge shreds main claim in Parmesan cheese labeling lawsuits

6:43pm, 1st November, 2018

US

U.S. judge shreds main claim in Parmesan cheese labeling lawsuits

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the central claim in lawsuits accusing five food producers and retailers of deceiving consumers by using "100% Grated Parmesan Cheese" labels to describe products that contained cellulose, an anti-clumping agent...

U.S. joins lawsuits against Indivior, Reckitt over drug Suboxone

4:52pm, 8th August, 2018

US

U.S. joins lawsuits against Indivior, Reckitt over drug Suboxone

The U.S. Justice Department has joined several whistleblower lawsuits against Indivior Plc and Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, alleging that the drugmakers improperly marketed the opioid addiction treatment Suboxone.

Glencore faces lawsuits over U.S. subpoena, stock drop

5:52pm, 11th July, 2018

Business

Glencore faces lawsuits over U.S. subpoena, stock drop

Glencore Plc faces at least two lawsuits by U.S. shareholders accusing the big Anglo-Swiss mining company of having made false and misleading disclosures before it received a subpoena in a corruption probe, and its stock tumbled.

U.S. judge allows lawsuits over Monsanto's Roundup to proceed to trial

1:57pm, 10th July, 2018

Business

U.S. judge allows lawsuits over Monsanto's Roundup to proceed to trial

A federal U.S. judge on Tuesday allowed hundreds of lawsuits alleging that Monsanto Co's glyphosate-containing weed-killer Roundup causes cancer to proceed to trial, finding that there was sufficient evidence for a jury to hear the cases.