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  • May 19, 2026

    Wachtell Lipton, Goodwin Steer $1.5B Analog Devices Deal

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Goodwin Procter LLP are advising semiconductor company Analog Devices Inc. and Empower Semiconductor in a $1.5 billion all-cash tie-up, according to an announcement made Tuesday.

  • May 19, 2026

    Monsanto To Pay Mich., RI Up To $302M Over PCB Pollution

    Monsanto has reached multimillion-dollar deals with Michigan and Rhode Island to end claims that the company contaminated waterways and natural resources with polychlorinated biphenyls, agreeing to pay the states as much as $240 million and $62 million, respectively, with most of that money contingent on how the company recovers from separate lawsuits.

  • May 19, 2026

    Feds Seek To Drop Emissions Case For 2 Ex-Fiat Managers

    Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss a superseding indictment charging former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles managers with deceiving regulators about the emissions controls and fuel efficiency for more than 100,000 cars sold in the U.S., according to a brief filed Tuesday in Michigan federal court.

  • May 19, 2026

    AIG Unit Doesn't Owe $2.5M For Pollution Defense Costs

    An AIG unit needn't cover $2.5 million in defense costs from pollution suits against investors in an oil refinery and storage terminal in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a Delaware state court ruled, saying the insurer is not responsible for defense costs that predate notice of a claim.

  • May 19, 2026

    DC Circ. Says Solar Cos. Lack Standing Over Grid Upgrade Bill

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday tossed solar development companies' claims that a regional transmission organization's flawed methodology led to an assignment of $311 million in grid upgrade costs to facilitate their grid connection requests, finding the developers lack standing.

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