Joe Biden and Xi Jinping boosted their efforts to help other nations address climate change as fears over the global environment and the Covid-19 pandemic dominated the first day of world leaders addressing the annual United Nations General Assembly.

Honeywell International Inc. sued a trust for victims of asbestos poisoning, claiming the fund’s managers are wrongly paying people who say they were harmed by the toxic industrial substance.

Snapple Beverage Corp.'s “Sorta Sweet” descriptor on Straight Up Tea labeling isn’t deceptive, a California federal court said.

Greenpeace failed to show it has standing to sue Walmart Inc. over allegedly deceptive portrayal of applesauce cups, forks, and other private label products as “recyclable,” because it didn’t allege it relied on the statements, a California federal court said.

Out-of-state corporations automatically consent to being sued in Georgia courts when they register to do business there, the state’s top court unanimously reaffirmed Tuesday in a case about an allegedly defective Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. tire.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said Tuesday she’ll seek to increase environmental bond act in her budget from $3 billion to $4 billion to pay for new environmental infrastructure projects throughout the state.