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J&J is facing more than 13,000 lawsuits linking baby powder and Shower to Shower to ovarian cancer or mesothelioma.
Customers claimed the company tried to rig the Illinois justice system to wipe out a $1B jury verdict from 19 years ago.
Women claimed asbestos in the company's talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
Takata pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for misleading automakers about the safety of its exploding air bags, which have been linked to at least 17 deaths worldwide.
The company will admit to wire fraud for misleading regulators, consumers and car manufacturers about the safety of its air bags.
VW reaches settlement agreement with EPA and Californias Air Resources Board to fix or buy back vehicles with emissions-cheating 3.0-liter diesel engines.
The accord requires VW to buy back cars with 2.0-liter diesel engines armed with so-called defeat devices used to beat emissions tests.
The jury of eight women and four men took only about an hour to reach its decision following a three-week trial in Houston.
General Motors Co. failed to designate a flawed ignition switch linked to multiple deaths and injuries as a safety concern, Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra told jurors at a Texas trial.
The plan for buybacks and a possible fix covers car owners, the U.S. government and 44 states and will cost the company about $15.3 billion if the agreements are fully adopted.
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