A bill intended to protect homeowners from loss of, or changes to, insurance coverage because of Chinese drywall in their homes has been introduced in Congress by a representative from Louisiana, a state heavily affected by the issue.
A 24-year-old woman confined to a wheelchair because of permanent brain injury suffered at birth has been awarded $43.5 million by a New York jury.
Johnson and Johnson is opposing a move to consolidate three lawsuits against the company and its subsidiary, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., over the antibiotic Levaquin, claiming it would create an unfair disadvantage in hundreds of pending suits.