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Washington To Get $18M From Mallinckrodt Over Opioid Crisis

Categories: Settlements

The drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt which has been announced to be bankrupt will have to pay an $18 million settlement to Washington over its role in fueling the opioid crisis in the…

UVA Launches HOPE App For People Affected From Opioids

Categories: General

The University of Virginia Health System has launched a new app called HOPE that will help people struggling with opioid addiction.

HOPE stands for Heal Overcome Persist Endure…

Project Opioid For Opioid Affected People In Santa Barbara

Categories: General

Santa Barbara County has launched Project Opioid, which focuses on dealing with the opioid crisis by addressing the issues of the people and families affected because of the epidemic…

3M Penalized With $77.5M In Latest Earplugs Lawsuit

Categories: Settlements

A federal jury in Pensacola, Florida, ordered 3M to pay a $77.5 million settlement to an Army veteran who claimed that the company's defective earplugs caused hearing damage to…

FDA Receives 21,000 Reports About Philips CPAP Issues

Categories: FDA Related

The recalled sleep apnea devices face more than 21,000 reports against it, including at least 124 deaths, claiming that the devices release…

Tentative Settlement Of $161.5M Between Opioid Drugmakers & WV

Categories: Settlements

A tentative settlement of $161.5 million has been reached between the attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers over the opioid epidemic…

AG Reports Fentanyl Outbreak In Pennsylvania

Categories: General

An attorney general of Pennsylvania provided a special report stating that fentanyl has been a dominant opioid drug in the state as more of it was seized in the first three months of…

Veteran's $55M Verdict In Earplugs Lawsuit Slashed To $21.7M

Categories: Settlements

A $55 million award to a U.S. Army veteran over hearing damage in a 3M earplugs lawsuit has been slashed to $21.7 million by a federal jury citing the limit of the reward under…

Families of Holyoke Soldiers Home Victims To Get $56M

Categories: General

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$10M Settlement For The Rash Driving Victim From Colombia

Categories: General

A woman has been ordered to pay $10 million to the wife of a man who was killed by her in a rash driving case in Columbia.

As per the lawsuit, the woman was speeding the car while talking on her phone when she went around police escort and…