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RTX's $34M No-Poach Deal Gets First Nod From Conn. Judge

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to end claims that the company's Pratt & Whitney division cooked up an agreement among contractors not to hire one another's aerospace engineers. A Connecticut federal judge on Friday gave an initial approval to a $34 million class action settlement by RTX Corp.

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Experts Unjustly Barred In Fla. Cancer Suit, 11th Circ. Told

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A group of Florida families urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to overturn a jury verdict that found defense contractor Pratt & Whitney wasn't liable for a cancer cluster near the company's former rocket testing site, saying the court abused its discretion when excluding their expert witnesses.

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11th Circ. Urged To Reconsider Ruling In Cancer Cluster Case

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A group of Florida families asked the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to reconsider its decision affirming a jury verdict that found defense contractor Pratt & Whitney was not liable for a cancer cluster near the company's former rocket testing site, arguing that the panel affirmed a legally deficient verdict form.

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Pratt & Whitney, 5 Contractors Lose Bid To Toss Antitrust Suit

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s Pratt & Whitney division and several of its aerospace subcontractors can continue, a Connecticut federal court ruled, rejecting the companies' bid to toss out allegations that they worked together to restrict hiring and suppress salaries. A proposed antitrust class action against Raytheon Technologies Corp.'s

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RTX Misled Investors About Jet Engines, Pension Fund Claims

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formerly known as Raytheon, issued "false and misleading" statements in annual reports about the reliability and fuel economy of the company's Pratt & Whitney jet engines, leading to billions in losses, the New England Teamsters Pension Fund has alleged in a proposed class action. Executives at RTX Corp.,

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DOJ Asks Judge To Rethink Order In Raytheon Poaching Case

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s Pratt & Whitney division of secretly agreeing with other companies not to recruit or hire its talent in the aerospace sector. Department of Justice has asked a Connecticut federal judge to reconsider a portion of a ruling in a putative class action accusing Raytheon Technologies Corp.'s