Latest Mass Tort News and Updates

Legislators in Wisconsin are prepared to accept the state's portion of a settlement resulting from a separate multistate lawsuit accusing drug producers and distributors of fueling the nation's…

The first wave of opioid settlement funds allocated to New Hampshire will go towards programs like residential treatment and housing, peer recovery assistance, harm reduction…

According to recently disclosed data, the number of drug overdose deaths containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl surged by 279% in the United States between 2016 and 2021.

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The number of opioid-related deaths in Minnesota has more than quadrupled since 2019, so the state's Fire Department has developed a novel strategy to address the problem.

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Altria Group Inc. said that it will pay $235 million to resolve at least 6,000 lawsuits alleging that it caused the adolescent vaping pandemic by investing in Juul Labs Inc…

Ten companies that combined produce and market roughly 6,500 flavored e-liquid and e-cigarette products were given marketing denial orders by the U.S. Food and Drug…

In order to combat the opioid crisis, vending machines that were previously used to sell snacks are now being used to offer life-saving medicines.

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Hundreds of plaintiffs have requested the federal court to reinstate their Zostavax shingles lawsuits which were earlier dismissed by the judge due to lack of evidence.

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Nevada and drugstore major CVS have negotiated a nearly $152 million settlement to be paid over the next ten years to terminate a lawsuit over opioid allegations.

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According to the San Francisco City Attorney, Walgreens will pay San Francisco close to $230 million to resolve a dispute about the drugstore chain's distribution of opioids.

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