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J&J to Pay $75 Million to Settle $6 Billion Baby Powder Suit

Johnson & Johnson will pay $75 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Mississippi over the company’s talc-based baby powder, according to people familiar with the matter, resolving litigation in which the state had sought as much as $6 billion.

Bernie Sanders Wants to Meet Novo CEO Next Week on Ozempic Price

Senator Bernie Sanders wants to meet next week with Novo Nordisk A/S’s top executive about lowering the price of its blockbuster drug <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/nse%20ozempic%20bn","_id":"0000018e-8603-dd73-a18e-c7070a500003","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Ozempic, fueling controversy over the costs of GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and obesity.

Teva Hits Amarin With Antitrust Lawsuit Over Generic Competition

Teva Pharmaceuticals is challenging Amarin Pharma Inc., alleging it entered exclusive agreements with active pharmaceutical ingredient suppliers to maintain exclusivity and exclude or delay potential competitors to its drug Vascepa.

Watchdog Cites Failures on Mental Health Parity in Medicaid

Millions of Americans enrolled in Medicaid may be unfairly restricted from accessing mental health and addiction treatment services, according to findings from a federal watchdog report.

New York Lawmakers Eye Managed Care Tax to Raise $4 Billion

The New York Legislature is considering a tax on managed care organizations to generate $4 billion in new revenue, but regulatory challenges could jeopardize the funding stream in the future.

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JPMorgan Disability Plan Must Face Suit Over Benefits for Ex-VP

JPMorgan Chase Bank’s disability plan must defend litigation saying it repeatedly underpaid the monthly benefits owed to a former Chase Manhattan Bank vice president who became permanently disabled after being struck by a taxi in 1995, and later died.

Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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Syngenta Pulls China IPO Application After Three-Year Wait (2)

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Boeing Heard. It Just Didn’t Listen: Sarah Green Carmichael

The strange thing about Boeing Co.’s crisis is that so many people saw it coming — and tried to stop it. The planemaker’s safety problems have been obvious since two 737 Max jets crashed in late 2018 and early 2019, killing 346 people. Boeing’s engineers were warning managers of potential quality problems as far back as 2001. But Boeing executives must not have listened and the 737 Max crashes apparently weren’t a sufficiently loud wake-up call.

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