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  • December 17, 2025

    Shutdown Deal Bars Federal Firings Until Feb., Judge Says

    A California federal judge said Wednesday she'll grant a preliminary injunction barring layoffs of federal workers from several agencies before Jan. 30, saying legislation that ended the government shutdown prohibits the layoffs, but she added she might pause her order while the government appeals.

  • December 17, 2025

    Conn. Zantac Injury Bellwether Trials Set To Begin In March

    Bellwether trials in lawsuits against drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the side effects of Zantac are set to begin in Connecticut state court in March, according to a court order.

  • December 17, 2025

    Great American Says Cryo Unit Co. Hid Facts In Getting Policy

    Insurer Great American has gone to California federal court asserting that it doesn't owe coverage to a cryotherapy unit seller for an underlying lawsuit involving an alleged injury in a hyperbaric chamber at the company's subsidiary, arguing that the cryotherapy company never told the insurer it had a subsidiary.

  • December 17, 2025

    What Defense Teams Must Know About PFAS Testing Methods

    Whether testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances produces results meaningful for litigation depends on the validity of the sampling methodology — so effectively defending these claims requires understanding the scientific and legal implications of different PFAS testing protocols, say attorneys at Hollingsworth.

  • December 17, 2025

    Doctors Not Harmed By CDC's Vaccine Guidance, Feds Say

    The federal government argued Wednesday that doctors lack standing to challenge the overhaul of a key federal vaccine committee that has since downgraded the COVID-19 shot, saying healthcare providers haven't been harmed by the policy shifts.

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