Lexmark International Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that appeals of parties in Sagem Communications’s lawsuit to the Geneva Court of Appeals the dismissal of their respective claims…
Transocean Ltd.’s appeal, which disputes US$115 million in tax assessments, is pending in the Rio de Janeiro state Taxpayer’s Council.
In the third quarter of 2006, the Company received tax assessments of US$115 million from the state tax authorities of Rio…
One of Transocean Ltd.’s subsidiaries continues to be involved in an action with respect to a customs matter relating to the Sedco 710 semisubmersible drilling rig.
Prior to the Company’s merger with Sedco Forex, this drilling rig, which was working for…
Smith & Nephew plc and other parties, in January 2009, agreed to settle all disputes over breach of warranties in a 2007 purchase agreement.
In 2008, the Company commenced arbitration against the vendors of a company acquired by the Company in…
Syngenta AG says that judgment in the court of the first instance in relation to two lawsuits involving Agroatar S.A. is currently expected in 2009 at the earliest.
Agroatar S.A. on May 24, 2000 sued Zeneca S.A.I.C. (now Syngenta Agro S.A.)…
Syngenta AG continues to be subject to certain tax claims pending before the Brazilian judiciary.
In 1996, the Brazilian Federal Revenue drew Novartis’ Brazilian legal entity into administrative proceedings, regarding the import tax classification of the active ingredient Atrazine. The issue…
The Procter & Gamble Company has been involved in several investigations on its alleged violations of competition laws in several countries.
In June 2008, European Commission officials started an investigation into potential competition law violations in a variety of countries across…
The Procter & Gamble Company is subject to various investigations into potential competition law violations in Europe.
In July 2006, French authorities, in connection with an inquiry into potential competition law violations in France, entered the premises of two of the…
Novartis AG subsidiaries are defendants in 108 cases brought by about 112 plaintiffs claiming to have been injured by hormone replacement therapy products.
Discovery is underway in these cases, according to the Company’s annual report, on Form 20-F, filed with the…
Novartis AG subsidiaries face about 570 cases brought in United States courts in which plaintiffs claim to have experienced osteonecrosis of the jaw after having been treated with Zometa or Aredia.
All purported class actions have been dismissed. Discovery is continuing…