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Paralyzed Man From Arlington Gets $9.2M From Tarrant County
Categories: Settlements
A Tarrant County jury awarded $9.2 million to an Arlington man who was paralyzed following back surgery.
According to a lawsuit filed against the hospital and the doctor who performed the surgery, the plaintiff was 48 years old when he was…
A court sentenced a man to life in prison with no possibility of parole after he drove his SUV into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring many more. He and his family argued that mental illness pushed him to do it.
Categories: Settlements
The city council of Atlanta has approved a $1 million settlement for the family of a 27-year-old man who was fatally shot by police in a Wendy's parking lot in 2020, according to attorneys for the family.
According to a council spokesperson…
Washington's $518M Opioid Settlement To Disburse In December
Categories: Settlements
In December, the first payments from a $518 million settlement with the nation's three largest opioid dealers will begin to reach Washington communities.
These considerable…
3M Needs To Take Firm Decision To Resolve Earplug Lawsuit
Categories: General
3M Co. failed a bankruptcy court gambit to resolve almost 230,000 military earplug defect complaints and is now finding another road through mass tort litigation…
Bayer On A Winning Run As It Battles Roundup Lawsuits
Categories: General
Bayer AG is on a winning run as it tackles the remaining claims involving its Roundup weedkiller, a turnaround after multiple juries found it liable for cancer and the firm put up…
FDA Labelled Essure's Birth Control Study As "Inadequate"
Categories: FDA Related
Following hundreds of complaints of difficulties among women who had the coils implanted, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compelled Bayer to perform a post-marketing study on the negative effects of…
Veterans Sought 3M’s Independent Liability In Earplug Suits
Categories: General
A group of veterans pursuing lawsuits over hearing injuries caused by 3M Combat Arms earplugs filed a motion for summary judgement, asking the U.S. District Judge…
7th U.S. Circuit Court Approves 3M Aero's Earplugs Appeal
Categories: General
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals approved 3M’s Aearo Technologies LLC's petition to reconsider a bankruptcy court's judgement, refusing to prevent MDL action against the…
RI Cities Sue McKinsey & Company Over Deceptive Opioid Sales
Categories: General
A federal court in Northern California is hearing a case filed by Rhode Island cities and towns against consulting firm McKinsey & Company for its alleged role in fueling the opioid…
Attorneys Give Final Argument In NM Opioid Suit
Categories: General
The state of New Mexico asked a court on Tuesday to hold Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc accountable for fueling the state's opioid problem, giving the final argument in the latest of…
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