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Judge halves $1 billion award in J&J hip implants case

U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas cited “constitutional considerations” that limit how much plaintiffs may recover in punitive damages but upheld the jury's findings that the implants were defectively designed and that the companies failed to warn consumers about the risks. Around $500 million of punitive damages would be cut from the more than $1 billion awarded to the plaintiffs who are California residents that were implanted with the hip devices and experienced tissue …

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Novartis CEO plays down prospects for Actelion bid: Blick

Novartis Chief Executive Joe Jimenez has played down suggestions the Swiss drugmaker could bid for Swiss biotech group Actelion, which is in talks with U.S. healthcare group Johnson & Johnson about a transaction. Asked by Swiss Sunday newspaper SonntagsBlick

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Mexico peso jumps after FBI clears Clinton over emails ahead of election

Mexico's peso jumped on Sunday after the FBI announced it stood by a previous decision to not charge Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton over emails related to her private server, a decision that comes just two days before the election. The peso , which has been hit by the rise of Republican candidate Donald Trump and his policies that are seen hurting Mexico's economy, extended gains to rise 2.25 percent…

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Algeria says confident OPEC members will stick to Algiers output deal

Algeria's Energy Minister Nouredine Bouterfa said on Sunday he was confident OPEC members would stick to a deal made in Algiers in September to cut output, saying the group's technical committee was working on applying the deal. “There will be no return on the Algiers agreement. The high-level technical committee is working

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After $195 million in talc verdicts, J&J strives to change court

After a $67.5 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson on Oct. 27 marked its third straight trial defeat in an onslaught of lawsuits claiming its talc-based products cause ovarian cancer, the company is hoping to reverse the …

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