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Settlement Talks Initiated Over Controversial $1 Billion Centerra South Development in Loveland

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Loveland, Colorado – The civil trial between McWhinney Real Estate Services and the city of Loveland has been canceled by a Larimer District Court judge. The cancellation comes after the Loveland City Council reversed its decision to rescind the Centerra South urban renewal plan and its master financing agreement. This reversal was made to allow both parties time to negotiate a settlement rather than go through with the trial. McWhinney attorney Christopher Murray requested the trial be vacated and that any action on cross motions for a request for summary judgment be withheld until March … Read more

Philadelphia Jury Hands Down Historic $2.25 Billion Verdict Against Bayer in Roundup Cancer Case

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Philadelphia, PA – In a significant blow to Bayer, a Philadelphia jury recently awarded $2.25 billion in damages in a lawsuit connecting the company’s Roundup weed killer to a cable technician’s blood cancer. The verdict is the largest yet in the ongoing legal battle surrounding Monsanto’s popular herbicide. Bayer, the corporate parent of Monsanto, had reserved over $10 billion last year to settle approximately 125,000 cases, many of which were consolidated in California. However, the tide began to turn when juries started awarding nine- and ten-figure sums to plaintiffs diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Attorney Tom … Read more

Philadelphia Jury Awards Historic $2.25 Billion in Roundup Cancer Case, Dealing Blow to Bayer

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Last year, a Philadelphia jury made headlines by awarding $2.25 billion in damages in a case that linked the popular Monsanto weed killer, Roundup, to a cable technician’s blood cancer. This verdict marked the largest in the ongoing litigation surrounding the controversial herbicide. Corporate parent Bayer had already allocated over $10 billion in 2020 to settle approximately 125,000 cases, many of which were consolidated in California. Initially, Bayer found success in winning nine individual lawsuits that went to trial in 2021. However, the tide turned when juries began to deliver substantial awards … Read more

Massachusetts Legislature Passes $56.2 Billion State Budget for Fiscal Year 2024

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BOSTON – The Massachusetts 2023-2024 Legislature has approved and Governor Maura Healey has signed into law 108 bills out of the more than 6,400 bills filed for consideration. Of these, 16 bills have statewide implications, while the remaining 92 bills are local measures such as sick leave banks specific to individual cities or towns. Among the statewide-related bills signed into law is the $56.2 billion fiscal 2024 state budget, which includes provisions for universal free school meals, support for free community colleges, and funding for clean energy infrastructure in public schools. The budget also includes … Read more