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West Virginia Chemical Spill Lawsuit Trial Moved to October

The trial for a class-action lawsuit over a West Virginia chemical spill that polluted 300,000 people’s drinking water has been rescheduled for October. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports (http://bit.ly/29sHmwz ) that U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver in Charleston announced …


Shareholder Alert

Talmer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Chemical on January 25, 2016. The Merger Agreement in the “Proposed Acquisition” stated that Chemical would obtain Talmer by buying all of its remaining shares at a $0.4725 per share of Chemical common stock and $1.61 in per share of Talmer common …


How DuPont Concealed the Dangers of the New Teflon Toxin

MARK STRYNAR AND Andrew Lindstrom walked down the muddy bank of the Cape Fear River toward the water, sampling equipment in hand. It was the summer of 2012, and the scientists, who both work for the Environmental Protection Agency, were taking the first steps in what would be more than two years of detective work. The Cape Fear winds its way for over 200 miles through North Carolina before …


Dow Chemical Settles Price-Fixing Case for $835 Million

Dow Chemical settles price-fixing case for $835 million Hinting at the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, The Dow Chemical Company has agreed to settle a polyurethane price-fixing scheme with plaintiffs for $835 million. Without specifically mentioning Scalia by name, a Dow statement on the matter called attention to “Growing political uncertainties due to recent events within the …


Dow Chemical Settles Case Citing Supreme Court Uncertainty

Dow Chemical said Friday it will pay $835 million to settle a long-standing class action lawsuit, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia decreased its chances of prevailing at the Supreme Court. The announcement is an early indication of how corporations are shifting their legal strategy following the loss of the court’s 5-4 conservative majority. “I think most corporations facing class …