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Centene unit to get $1.4B Missouri prison health care contract after judge’s ruling

2 years 11 months ago
A subsidiary of Clayton-based Centene Corp. will assume health care for inmates in Missouri prisons later this month after a judge’s ruling Thursday in a state contract dispute. Corizon Health, which has held the state's prison medical care contract since 1992, sued the state's purchasing division in August for awarding the contract to Centurion Health, a Virginia-based unit of Centene, claiming problems with Centurion's bid should have disqualified the company. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel…
Diana Barr

Tyson faces new legal challenges over its pandemic response

2 years 11 months ago

Tyson Foods is facing new challenges in its effort to dispose of lawsuits that accuse the company of failing to protect workers from injury and death caused by COVID-19. In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Justice has sided with Tyson workers on a key element of the case; a federal judge in […]

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Clark Kauffman

Report: Boeing board to settle shareholder suit over 737 MAX

2 years 11 months ago
Current and former members of the board of directors at the Boeing Co. appear poised to settle a lawsuit filed by company shareholders related to the 737 MAX.  According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, those board members will pay $225 million — paid out by their insurers — and, some sources told the publication, Boeing (NYSE: BA) has also agreed to hire an internal ombudsman and will add a board member with aviation experience.  The company declined to comment.  Shareholders…
Daniel McCoy