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...At the other end of the spectrum, Bayer has so far paid $20bn for lawsuits related to its acquisition of Monsanto and the allegedly carcinogenic properties of its glyphosate herbicide....
...David Cameron, the former prime minister who earned millions of pounds as a boardroom adviser to the controversial financing firm, told Zahawi via text in 2020 that he had been “v helpful” with Greensill...
...He’s only five percentage points behind Keir Starmer in the polls on who make the best prime minister as opposed to 20-something on the Labour v Tory one....
...Known as Bertie in the family, he was the second son of King George V and expected his elder brother, known as David to the family, to become king....
...Her father, known as Bertie in the family, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. His elder brother, David, was expected to become king....
...“[Investors] have been fairly traumatised by the Bayer Monsanto situation and the Johnson & Johnson talc litigation,” said Bernstein analyst Lisa Clive, referring to two recent multibillion-dollar payouts...
...That is, unless Boris Johnson or a successor decides to rip up the protocol in part or entirely, forcing Ireland to erect a land border....
...We now look forward to engaging with the comprehensive spending review to secure a longer-term financial settlement.”...
...Ms Manz joins from FTSE 100 group Johnson Matthey. Beyond the Square Mile Qantas is the latest airline to announce job cuts and a cash call....
...Bayer’s new US litigation strategy committee, advised by a top product liability lawyer who has acted for Merck and Johnson & Johnson, is a response to shareholders’ mounting anger....
...Bloomberg on Friday reported talks about an $8bn US legal settlement. Bayer would certainly prefer a deal in single-digit billions....
...Bayer’s chances of a swift settlement could rise later this year as appeals in the US are heard....
...The day ahead Boris Johnson’s new cabinet meets Boris Johnson holds the first meeting with his new cabinet after Thursday’s dramatic reshuffle....
...The Johnson & Johnson credo Robert Wood Johnson, a member of Johnson & Johnson’s founding family, wrote the company’s “credo” in 1943, just before it became a publicly traded company....
...Johnson & Johnson plan to appeal. And in September, Purdue Pharma filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy....
...In the news US reverses policy on West Bank settlements Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, said the Trump administration no longer views Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as “inconsistent with...
...Mr Johnson was awarded damages of $289m — comprising $250m in punitive damages and $39m in compensatory damages — by San Francisco’s Superior Court of California after it found in August that Monsanto had...
...He failed to frame it as a bold new settlement, as some in the EU saw it. In this sense, Leave won the referendum the moment Cameron returned from Brussels in February 2016....
...One way to picture the economic impact of a Brexit may be the shape of a letter ‘V’ or a ‘tick’....
...Recent transactions include representing Frank McCourt, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the $2bn sale of the baseball team to a consortium led by Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the basketball star....
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