A wave of transformative but hugely expensive treatments is challenging the budgets of health systems in wealthy nations. Now countries with far fewer resources are wrestling with how to cover the therapies.
Tag: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Exxon Scientists Predicted Global Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts, Study Finds
Starting in the 1970s, scientists working for the oil giant made remarkably accurate projections of just how much burning fossil fuels would warm the planet.
French Food Giant Danone Sued Over Plastic Use Under Landmark Law
Environmental groups are relying on a law in France requiring large companies to address their environmental footprint.
Benedict Leaves a Conflicted Legacy on Clerical Sexual Abuse
Joseph Ratzinger was accused of mishandling cases when he was bishop of Munich, but as pope he was credited with forcing the Catholic Church to face a scourge long ignored.
Exxon Mobil Sues to Try to Block EU Windfall Tax
European subsidiaries of the American oil giant filed a lawsuit with a European Union court seeking to stop the tax, which Exxon Mobil said could cost it billions of dollars.
Exxon Mobil Sues to Try to Block EU Windfall Tax
European subsidiaries of the American oil giant filed a lawsuit with a European Union court seeking to stop the tax, which Exxon Mobil said could cost it billions of dollars.
Jimmy Lai of Hong Kong Gets Five Year Sentence
Jimmy Lai, the outspoken owner of a pro-democracy newspaper, was sentenced to more than five years in prison for violating terms of a lease contract.
US Court Dismisses Suit Against Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi Killing
The court followed the Biden administration’s guidance that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity as a head of government in a case over the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
US Backs Immunity for Saudi Leader in Lawsuit Over Khashoggi Murder
The State Department said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, should have legal immunity as the head of the Saudi government.
US Backs Immunity for Saudi Leader in Lawsuit Over Khashoggi Murder
The State Department said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, should have legal immunity as the head of the Saudi government.