Anne Urda

Though committed to blocking Ryanair's takeover bid of Aer Lingus, the European Commission has decided that its power stops short of being able to force the budget carrier to relinquish its minority stake in the rival Irish airline.

As Iberdrola SA attempts to move forward with a takeover bid, the Spanish Competition Commission has hit the energy Goliath with a €15.4 million fine for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the country's electricity marketplace.

After nearly 70 product liability wins, Taser International has been ordered to hand over $6.2 million in a suit over a drug-addled man who died after police officers administered multiple shots from the company's electric stunners to try to subdue him.

In a departure from previous rulings, a Canadian federal court has shot down a patent protecting Norvasc, dealing a blow to Pfizer Inc. in its ongoing battle to shield the blockbuster blood pressure drug from generic rivals.

A federal judge has rejected a family’s bid to overturn a jury ruling that let Merck & Co. off the hook in one of the thousands of Vioxx suits Merck currently faces.

In a blow to the Health Care Association of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with Gov. George Pataki and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in a battle over New York state’s union neutrality law.

After years of battling over genetic testing patents, molecular diagnostics company Stratagene Corp. has agreed to fork over $10.75 million to rival Third Wave Technologies Inc. as part of an out-of-court legal settlement.

In a blow to the Health Care Association of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with Gov. George Pataki and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in a battle over New York state’s union neutrality law.

A federal judge has let the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers off the hook, ruling that the government agency cannot be held responsible for the failure of the levees to protect New Orleans from the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.

The federal judge presiding over W.R. Grace & Co.'s Chapter 11 case has rejected the attempt of a group of asbestos claimants to lift the bankruptcy stay, allowing the beleaguered mining company to continue moving toward an exit.