All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 16 2008 // In separate cases dealing with asbestos-related illness, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that a manufacturer can’t be held liable for failing to warn about the hazards of someone else’s product.The cases...
Dec 5 2008 // Marsh’s London office has issued a warning that companies that use chemical substances in the European Union (EU) could risk insurance implications “associated with their failure to adhere to the EU’s...
Nov 25 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $446,998 dividend to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) purchasing group for manufacturers.The group has earned more than $542,000 in dividends since 2007,...
Nov 2 2008 // While nearly 100 pharmacists and the hospitals they work for face fines for failing to remove a blood thinner from their shelves after a federal recall last winter according to the California state Board of Pharmacy. The...
Oct 30 2008 // New Orleans Saints offensive guard Jamar Nesbit filed suit against the maker of a weight-loss supplement on Oct. 26, alleging it was improperly spiked with a diuretic that is banned by the NFL.The lawsuit against the...
Oct 17 2008 // Pfizer Inc said Friday it plans to pay $894 million to settle lawsuits alleging that its withdrawn Bextra painkiller and widely used Celebrex arthritis drug harmed U.S. patients and defrauded consumers.Pfizer said the...
Oct 6 2008 // A civil jury on Friday, October 3 ruled against a manufacturer that claimed a contractor was to blame for a plant explosion that killed three workers and injured 48.The jury said Falk Corp. bears nearly all responsibility...
Oct 3 2008 // The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that a pharmacy may be held liable in negligence for continuing to fill prescriptions for a drug that has been withdrawn from the market by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the...
Sep 23 2008 // A study, released in London by Standard & Poor’s Risk Solutions, analyzes the 2007 year end financial returns of UK SME’s [small and medium enterprises]. It found that, “not surprisingly,” the...
Sep 22 2008 // In the world of foreign trade, making the sale is only half the battle. Once the sale is completed, the arduous process of getting the merchandise from the seller into the hands of the buyer in a timely manner and in good...
Sep 22 2008 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly was not liable for a fatal accident caused by a user of one of its diabetes drugs who blacked out while driving and crashed into another...
Sep 11 2008 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly was not liable for a fatal accident caused by a user of one of its diabetes drugs who blacked out while driving and crashed into another...
Sep 1 2008 // Chubb Insurance, founded in 1882 in New York, today sells in 28 countries and has about 120 offices throughout North America, Europe, South America and the Pacific Rim, serving its property and casualty customers.While...
Aug 28 2008 // Property owners in Danvers, Mass., have approved a $6.6 million settlement offer by the co-owners of a paint factory that exploded in 2006 and caused major damage to their neighborhood.The deal, overwhelmingly approved at...
Aug 18 2008 // Top doctors who run one of the most influential U.S. medical journals are giving the U.S. Supreme Court some unsolicited legal advice about a major case.Lawsuits can serve as “a vital deterrent” and protect...
Jul 29 2008 // Progress towards a global trade deal ground to a halt on Monday as the United States clashed with China and India over access to their rapidly growing markets and key European Union states demanded better terms.Negotiators...
Jul 24 2008 // Small pickups aren’t providing as much protection in side crashes as many new cars and sport utility vehicles. The Toyota Tacoma was the only one of five small pickup trucks, all 2008 models, to earn the highest...
Jul 24 2008 // Chubb Insurance, founded in 1882 in New York, today sells in 28 countries and has about 120 offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Pacific Rim, serving its property and casualty customers.While...
Jul 23 2008 // Japan’s Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. reported that it has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Philadelphia Consolidated, a U.S. property/casualty insurance company offering specialty commercial property and...