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Settlement reached in lawsuit seeking to block LabCorp-Covance deal
2015-02-09 22:45:15| Biotech - Topix.net
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit challenging the $6.1 billion purchase of clinical research firm Covance by Burlington-based medical testing company Laboratory Corp. of America. The agreement comes less than two weeks before the deal is expected to close, with Covance shareholders slated to vote on the acquisition on Feb. 18. A shareholder of Covance initially brought the lawsuit seeking to block the deal based on allegations that the company's board should not have hired Goldman Sachs as its financial adviser because of a conflict of interest.
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E.U. to Exert 'Maximum Pressure' in Seeking Emissions Cuts
2015-02-09 14:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Union will exert "maximum pressure" to extract by June at the latest pledges from major economies to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, a document seen by Reuters says. Mindful of the failure of its 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, the United Nations is preparing ahead of time for a U.N. conference that from late November will try to forge a new global climate deal. It will be hosted by EU nation France, giving the 28-country bloc particular reason to want a successful outcome. A...
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Burlington man is seeking to overturn child sex-assault conviction
2015-02-02 14:02:20| Apparel - Topix.net
A former Burlington man, once described as "evil" by the father of one of his victims, is asking the state's highest court on Tuesday to overturn his 2010 conviction for sexually assaulting two neighborhood girls because the jury was allowed to hear allegations of another child sexual assault for which he was cleared. While the state Supreme Judicial Court is set to hear the Herbert Dorazio case on Tuesday, justices are seeking amicus briefs -- arguments from outside parties who have strong interest in the subject but are not involved in the case -- for opinions on where to draw the line between showing a pattern of bad behavior and allegations that will prejudice the jury against a defendant.
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Bayer Seeking Dismissal of Out of State Xarelto Cases
2015-01-28 01:46:17| Chemicals - Topix.net
More than a dozen Xarelto cases have been filed in Philadelphia, alleging injuries and defendants' failure to warn of risk associated with the drug. Defendants in several Xarelto lawsuits filed by out of state plaintiffs have moved to dismiss the cases , asserting that circumstances surrounding the alleged injuries and Defendants' development and marketing of the anticoagulant have no connection to the state court venue where they were filed.
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Angie's List seeking $18.3M in public assistance
2015-01-26 20:19:01| IT Services - Topix.net
Angie's List is asking the City of Indianapolis for help with its expansion. The company is promising to spend $40 million and add new jobs, but it would come at a cost to taxpayers.
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