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Woman Gets $47M In Medical Malpractice Suit

Categories: Settlements

A woman with "locked-in syndrome" was granted a $47 million decision in a medical malpractice case this week, though her lawyer claimed she will likely only receive a portion of the money.

The plaintiff claimed in a complaint filed in 2020…

$15M Penalty For Healthcare Providers Over False Medicaid Billing

Categories: Settlements

Two healthcare providers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, including Dignity Health, have agreed to pay $22.5 million in settlement arrangements to resolve charges that they violated federal and state law by submitting phoney…

4 New Opioid Settlements Worth $226M For Oklahoma

Categories: Settlements

According to the attorney general, Oklahoma has reached settlement agreements worth more than $226 million with three large drugstore chains and one opioid manufacturer.

3M Spends More Than $450M Over Earplugs Lawsuits

Categories: General

According to court papers, 3M Co. has spent more than $450 million on defence as it fights charges that faulty earplugs given to the US military impaired troops' hearing.

Federal Court Rejects To Reopen Zofran’s Birth Defect Cases

Categories: General

A federal appeals court declined to reopen hundreds of claims filed by women alleging that GlaxoSmithKline Plc neglected to warn them that using the anti-nausea medication Zofran

Teva's Opioid Settlement Gets Support From 48 States

Categories: Settlements

Teva Pharmaceuticals just needs two more states to achieve agreements or agree to engage in a settlement accord with the generics giant for its participation in the US opioid

NJ Could Get $508M In Opioid Settlements

Categories: Settlements

The state's attorney general has approved settlements with drugstore chains CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens, as well as drugmakers Allergan and Teva Pharmaceuticals, for their participation in the…

Hamilton County Scheduled To Earn $7M In Opioid Settlement

Categories: Settlements

As fentanyl deaths rise, Hamilton County is scheduled to earn more than $7 million as part of a $26 billion nationwide settlement with an opioid producer and distributor.

On…

$2M For Austin Public Health To Fight Opioid Crisis

Categories: General

Local officials now have new allies in their fight against Travis County's escalating problem of deadly opioid overdoses.

The federal government is now collaborating with local…

West Virginia To Get $83M From Walgreens Over Opioid Crisis

Categories: Settlements

West Virginia reached an $83 million deal with Walgreens to end a lawsuit over the drugstore chain's participation in the state's opioid problem.

According to the state…

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