Monsanto, which since 2018 is owned by European pharmaceutical Bayer, is the main manufacturer of Round-up. Round-up, a glyphosate-based weedkiller, is currently at the center of a of a lawsuit in California in which plaintiffs alleged they developed cancer as a result of prolonged use of Roundup. After a long legal battle, plaintiffs in that California case have just been […]
Forecasters predict that we are on our way to a housing bubble reminiscent of 2008…but for different reasons. While the pandemic created a housing boom, with an increased demand in homes, resulting in shortages and bidding wars. Yet, this pandemic-era market is markedly different from the late 2000s housing frenzy. Then, the frenzy was due to questionable lending practices and […]
After almost a year and a half after the Zantac multi district litigation was created, Florida Judge Robin Rosenberg has narrowed down the defendants to mainly the manufacturers of the drug. Manufacturers Boehringer Ingelheim and Sanofi-Aventis, the first manufacturers to be sued in 2019, have become the main targets in the lawsuit alleging that consumers developed cancer as result of […]
The housing boom that we have experienced for the past year is slowing down. In fact, sales of new homes decreased in June to the lowest level since the early days of the pandemic in April 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales of new single family homes decreased to 19.4% below June 2020 levels, and are 6.6% of […]
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of American giant Johnson & Johnson, is the main manufacturer of pentosyn polysulfate sodium (PPS), commonly known as Elmiron. Elmiron is generally used to treat a type of interstitial cystitis or painful bladder symptoms. Janssen is currently being sued over allegations, amongst others, that Janssen failed to warn patients about the risks in taking Elmiron.The lawsuits […]
July 23, 2021 at 09:27 AM | The original version of this story was published in the Daily Business Review During the past year, we have seen an acceleration of both large and small businesses relocating to Florida. Reasons for this relocation often include the economy and physical climate. However, perhaps the most important reason for corporate relocation to Florida is to […]
To combat the financial burden families faced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the CDC instituted eviction moratoriums while other agencies instituted other borrower protection measures. These programs will expire for most Americans sometime this summer, 18 months after they were initially launched at the beginning of the pandemic. However, due to government aid bottlenecks and growing fear of […]
“I believe it’ll be fair if they prevail the bank gets fees, or if we prevail we get fees. That’s the way it should be. I think this is how the legislature wanted it, and this is how the Fourth DCA is now going to rule. It’s clear that everyone is going to follow the path here of what is […]