3M’s $6B Earplug Settlement Payments Expected by Spring 2025

Approximately 93% of claimants from the 2023 3M earplug settlement are expected to receive their base settlement awards by spring 2025…

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IVC Filter Lawsuits Reveal Gaps in FDA Oversight

Categories: IVC Filter

Unsealed court documents from lawsuits over inferior vena cava (IVC) filters highlight significant gaps in the information available…

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Opioid Overdose Deaths Reach Lowest Level Since 2020

Categories: Opioids

A recent Ohio Supreme Court decision has cast doubt on a $650 million judgment awarded to two counties—Lake and Trumbull—against CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart for their alleged roles in fueling the…

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McKinsey to Pay $650M for Aiding Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Sales

Categories: Opioids

McKinsey & Company has agreed to a $650 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve a federal investigation into its role in helping Purdue Pharma boost sales of the addictive painkiller…

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Study Links Roundup Chemical to Long-Term Brain Damage

Categories: Roundup

A recent study suggests that exposure to the widely used herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate, may be…

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Zimmer Biomet Gets FDA Approval for Cementless Partial Knee

Categories: Zimmer Hip/Knee Replacement

Zimmer Biomet announced it has received supplemental FDA premarket approval (PMA) for the Oxford Cementless Partial…

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Court Names Special Masters for Bard Mesh Claim Settlements

Categories: Hernia Mesh

The U.S. District Judge overseeing the federal litigation involving Bard hernia mesh lawsuits has appointed two…

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Baltimore Wins $266M in Opioid Case Against Drug Distributors

Categories: Opioids

Baltimore has secured a $266 million victory in its lawsuit against major drug distributors McKesson and Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), accusing them of fueling the…

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