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Fuji takeover of Xerox temporarily blocked

Bloomberg Xerox Corp.’s plan to sell itself to Japanese rival Fujifilm Holding Corp. was temporarily blocked by a New York judge who determined the chief executive officer behind the deal was trying to preserve his own job. Investor Darwin Deason sued to block the transaction, accusing CEO Jeffrey Jacobson of acting without authorisation to strike a deal with Fujifilm that ...

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J&J pushes court to toss $151mn hip verdict

Bloomberg Johnson & Johnson persuaded an appeals court to throw out a $151 million award against the company over its Pinnacle artificial hips in a ruling that will affect thousands of lawsuits over the devices. A judge’s error in allowing hip recipients’ lawyers to use “highly prejudicial” evidence about bribes paid by officials of J&J units in their 2016 case ...

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Allergan’s next strategic move is key focus ahead of earnings

Bloomberg Allergan has a valuation problem and investors want to know what management is going to do about it. Shares have given up 37 percent of their value in the past nine months amid patent issues and competitive pressures. CEO Brent Saunders is sure to face questions on the company’s strategic review during Monday’s earnings call. In March, he promised ...

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