Canadian Court Certifies Class-Action Lawsuit Against Opioid Companies
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge certified a class-action lawsuit against over 40 opioid companies for allegedly over-promoting prescription opioid use, leading to substantial public health care costs; the B.C. government, joined by all other Canadian governments, alleges wrongful conduct and ...
Canadian Court Certifies Class-Action Lawsuit Against Opioid Companies
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge certified a class-action lawsuit against over 40 opioid companies for allegedly over-promoting prescription opioid use, leading to substantial public health care costs; the B.C. government, joined by all other Canadian governments, alleges wrongful conduct and ...
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44% Bias Score
Hino Motors Pleads Guilty to Emissions Fraud, Pays \$1.6 Billion
Hino Motors pleaded guilty to a multi-year conspiracy to evade US and California emissions standards, resulting in a \$1.6 billion settlement that includes fines, engine replacements for ships and trains, funding for cleaner buses and trucks, and a five-year probation barring the import of diesel en...
Hino Motors Pleads Guilty to Emissions Fraud, Pays \$1.6 Billion
Hino Motors pleaded guilty to a multi-year conspiracy to evade US and California emissions standards, resulting in a \$1.6 billion settlement that includes fines, engine replacements for ships and trains, funding for cleaner buses and trucks, and a five-year probation barring the import of diesel en...
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32% Bias Score
Big Oil's Lobbying Blocks California's "Polluter Pay" Bill After Devastating Wildfires
Big oil's intense lobbying in California successfully blocked the "Polluter Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024", leaving taxpayers to shoulder the costs of climate disasters like the recent Los Angeles County wildfires, which killed at least 25 people and destroyed 12,000 structures, despite the ...
Big Oil's Lobbying Blocks California's "Polluter Pay" Bill After Devastating Wildfires
Big oil's intense lobbying in California successfully blocked the "Polluter Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024", leaving taxpayers to shoulder the costs of climate disasters like the recent Los Angeles County wildfires, which killed at least 25 people and destroyed 12,000 structures, despite the ...
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56% Bias Score
Supreme Court Allows Honolulu Climate Change Lawsuit to Proceed
The Supreme Court rejected oil companies' appeals to dismiss a Honolulu lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing related to climate change, allowing the case to proceed in state court, focusing on allegedly deceptive marketing and public statements made by the oil companies.
Supreme Court Allows Honolulu Climate Change Lawsuit to Proceed
The Supreme Court rejected oil companies' appeals to dismiss a Honolulu lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing related to climate change, allowing the case to proceed in state court, focusing on allegedly deceptive marketing and public statements made by the oil companies.
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40% Bias Score
India Moves Toxic Waste from Bhopal Gas Leak Site
On Wednesday, Indian authorities transported 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal to an incinerator 230km away, following a court order to address the decades-long environmental hazard stemming from the 1984 gas leak that killed thousands; activists raised concerns about ...
India Moves Toxic Waste from Bhopal Gas Leak Site
On Wednesday, Indian authorities transported 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal to an incinerator 230km away, following a court order to address the decades-long environmental hazard stemming from the 1984 gas leak that killed thousands; activists raised concerns about ...
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40% Bias Score
Soma Mine Disaster Trial: Arrest Warrant Issued, Court Denies Case Transfer"
A Turkish court denied a request to transfer the case of public officials to a heavy penal court in the Soma mine disaster trial, but issued an arrest warrant for an inspector. Previous trials resulted in sentences ranging from 6 years to 22.5 years for several individuals involved in the mine's ope...
Soma Mine Disaster Trial: Arrest Warrant Issued, Court Denies Case Transfer"
A Turkish court denied a request to transfer the case of public officials to a heavy penal court in the Soma mine disaster trial, but issued an arrest warrant for an inspector. Previous trials resulted in sentences ranging from 6 years to 22.5 years for several individuals involved in the mine's ope...
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36% Bias Score
American Express to Pay $138 Million in Wire Fraud Settlement
American Express will pay $138 million to settle a wire fraud investigation stemming from misleading tax advice provided to small and mid-size businesses, resulting in the termination of 200 employees and discontinuation of the related products in 2021.
American Express to Pay $138 Million in Wire Fraud Settlement
American Express will pay $138 million to settle a wire fraud investigation stemming from misleading tax advice provided to small and mid-size businesses, resulting in the termination of 200 employees and discontinuation of the related products in 2021.
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40% Bias Score
Milieudefensie Strengthens ING Climate Lawsuit Following Shell Ruling
Milieudefensie is pursuing a revised climate lawsuit against ING, based on lessons learned from their case against Shell, demanding the bank comply with international climate agreements and reduce emissions from its clients in specific sectors, leveraging the International Energy Agency's reduction ...
Milieudefensie Strengthens ING Climate Lawsuit Following Shell Ruling
Milieudefensie is pursuing a revised climate lawsuit against ING, based on lessons learned from their case against Shell, demanding the bank comply with international climate agreements and reduce emissions from its clients in specific sectors, leveraging the International Energy Agency's reduction ...
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44% Bias Score
Supreme Court Allows Hawaii Climate Misinformation Lawsuit to Proceed
The Supreme Court rejected fossil fuel companies' attempts to halt a Hawaii lawsuit accusing them of a decades-long misinformation campaign on climate change, allowing the case to proceed to trial and setting a precedent for similar lawsuits across the US.
Supreme Court Allows Hawaii Climate Misinformation Lawsuit to Proceed
The Supreme Court rejected fossil fuel companies' attempts to halt a Hawaii lawsuit accusing them of a decades-long misinformation campaign on climate change, allowing the case to proceed to trial and setting a precedent for similar lawsuits across the US.
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36% Bias Score
Fossil Fuel Groups Sue Vermont Over Climate Change Law
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute are suing Vermont over a new law making fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damages, arguing it's unconstitutional and preempted by federal law; Vermont is assessing costs from 1995-2024 and other states are following suit.
Fossil Fuel Groups Sue Vermont Over Climate Change Law
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute are suing Vermont over a new law making fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damages, arguing it's unconstitutional and preempted by federal law; Vermont is assessing costs from 1995-2024 and other states are following suit.
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48% Bias Score
Boeing 737-800 Crash in South Korea Exacerbates Company's Crisis
A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people on board; this incident adds to Boeing's troubled 2024, marked by a machinists' strike, 737 Max safety issues, and a plunging stock price.
Boeing 737-800 Crash in South Korea Exacerbates Company's Crisis
A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people on board; this incident adds to Boeing's troubled 2024, marked by a machinists' strike, 737 Max safety issues, and a plunging stock price.
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48% Bias Score
Mangione Faces Federal Murder Charges After Dramatic Cross-State Transfer
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was transported from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday, facing four new federal charges and eleven state charges, including first-degree murder as an act of terrorism; the federal charges may lead to the death penalty.
Mangione Faces Federal Murder Charges After Dramatic Cross-State Transfer
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was transported from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday, facing four new federal charges and eleven state charges, including first-degree murder as an act of terrorism; the federal charges may lead to the death penalty.
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48% Bias Score