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MO To Launch Statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Categories: General

Missouri is ready to establish a statewide prescription drug monitoring program to combat the opioid problem, despite Republican opposition for years.

The state will pay a…

Court Calls Off Arrangement To Settle 3M Earplugs Claims

Categories: Settlements

The federal court in Florida hearing over a slew of earplug claims filed against 3M has called off efforts to arrange a settlement.

However, in U.S. Bankruptcy…

Nearly $3B Secured By Texas In Opioid Settlements

Categories: Settlements

The Texas Attorney General has obtained an extra $1 billion in opioid settlement funds for the state, increasing the total settlement funds from several lawsuits to over $3 billion…

JUUL Gets Preliminary Court Approval Over Vape Suits

Categories: General

As the business attempts to settle hundreds of cases, Juul Labs Inc obtained preliminary court approval of a $255 million deal, settling customer accusations that it falsely promoted …

Pending 40 Zantac Suits Consolidated For Pretrial Litigation

Categories: Growing MDLs

A panel of New York courts has decided to hold merged pretrial proceedings in the state for at least 40 identical petitions already filed alleging that the recalled heartburn medication

J&J's Court Loss Jeopardizes Texas Two-Step Plan

Categories: General

A court defeat for Johnson & Johnson jeopardizes a legal strategy devised by a few of the world's most successful firms to combat the litigation.

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia found that J&J is too affluent to file for…

J&J's Bankruptcy Case Tossed By US Appeals Court

Categories: General

A US appeals court has found that Johnson & Johnson's use of bankruptcy to deal with growing talc litigation would create a legal blind zone.

The Third Circuit Court of…

Roughly $2M Opioid Settlement For Marinette County

Categories: Settlements

Marinette County, as one of the plaintiffs in a case against a dozen pharmaceutical corporations, could collect a roughly $2 million opioid settlement over an 18-year period.

Dead Infant's Family To Get $5M From Homestead Daycare

Categories: Settlements

A police investigation into the death of a Homestead child who was found unresponsive at a daycare center seven months ago is still ongoing, and the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner has yet to assign a cause of death.

According to the family and…

Las Vegas Police To Pay $3.5M To Settle Lawsuits

Categories: Settlements

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Agency will pay more than $3.5 million to resolve two recent lawsuits brought against the department.

The LVMPD Fiscal Affairs Committee decided Monday to authorize settlement payments of $1.75 million and…

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