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Bayer, J&J Win Third U.S. Trial Over Xarelto…
A federal jury has cleared Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson of liability in the third case to go to trial out of thousands of lawsuits claiming the drugmakers' blood thinner Xarelto led to severe internal bleeding. The verdict in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi, is a blow to thousands of patients with similar […]
Know why car insurance rates might be skyrocketing?…
Car insurance rates charged by Louisiana's largest auto insurers have been on a double-digit run, mirroring a national trend the industry says is fueled by more accidents and a spike in claims costs. "We're seeing it play out all across the nation. It is universally attributed to a combination of distracted driving, cellphone use while […]
Pipeline Fights Move From Dakota Prairie to the…
HENDERSON, Louisiana (Reuters) - When Hope Rosinski's father gave her a six-acre plot in Louisiana more than a decade ago, she was surprised to find oil and gas pipelines crisscrossing the property. The Bayou Bridge pipeline was born. Pipeline companies later secured her permission for two more lines, one of which has since caused flooding […]
Louisiana Joins 21 States in Overtime Pay Law…
A coalition of 21 states, including Louisiana, sued the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday over a new overtime pay law that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as inappropriate federal overreach from the Obama administration. “Once again, the president has circumvented Congress and attempted to legislate through […]
Louisiana Pols Go To Court Blaming Big Oil…
ALLIANCE, La. (AP) - The oil industry has left a big footprint along the Gulf Coast, where a Delaware-sized stretch of Louisiana has disappeared. But few politicians would blame Big Oil for ecosystem abuse in a state where the industry employs up to 300,000 people and injects $73 billion into the economy. Until now. Following […]
FDA Mandates “Black Box Warning” For Essure Birth…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will require a new “black box warning” label for the Essure birth control, an implantable permanent contraceptive device. A black box warning in the labeling of products is “designed to call attention to serious or life-threatening risks,” according to the FDA website. Monday’s announcement comes after more […]
J&J to Pay $72 Million In Suit Linking…
Jacqueline Fox passed away in the fall, but her voice recently came alive in a St. Louis courtroom. In an audio deposition, the Birmingham, Ala., native who died at age 62 recounted 35 years of using Johnson & Johnson products containing talcum powder, including the manufacturing giant’s trademark baby powder and its Shower to Shower body powder. Fox had used them for feminine […]
Due to BP, New Rules Proposed for Offshore…
WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. government said it's proposing new rules to prevent a repeat of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, though the offshore drilling industry said it's ahead of the curve. The Interior Department proposed dozens of new rules for offshore drilling equipment in order to ensure the series of failures that led […]
Five Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill,…
Nearly five years after Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploding, sending gallons upon gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Now, scientists have assessed the wildlife in the Gulf, and have found that it's still suffering from the oil spill. "Five years later, wildlife in the Gulf are still feeling the impacts of the oil […]
Experts Take Issue With BP’s Claims That the…
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees took issue with a news statement released Monday by BP, which claims the “…Gulf environment (is) returning to pre-spill conditions” although the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees are still assessing the injury resulting from the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. "It is inappropriate as […]