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Court Approves $700M Opioid Settlement for Acute Hospitals
Categories: Opioids
A federal court has approved a $700 million class-action settlement that will compensate over 1,000 acute care hospitals for costs related to the opioid crisis.
The settlement consolidates four separate agreements involving major drug…
Philips Settles CPAP Lawsuits Over Toxic Foam for $1.1B
Categories: Philips CPAP/BiPAP/ASV Sleep Apnea Machines
Philips has been embroiled in legal battles following the recall of millions of CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator devices due to toxic foam degradation.
The breakdown of the foam in these machines may release harmful chemicals, raising serious…
Texas Trial to Decide J&J’s $10B Talcum Powder Settlement
Categories: Talcum
A high-stakes trial in Texas will determine whether Johnson & Johnson (J&J) can resolve tens of thousands of talcum powder cancer lawsuits through a…
Boehringer Ingelheim Wins Zantac Cancer Lawsuits
Categories: Zantac
Boehringer Ingelheim has successfully defended itself in two lawsuits claiming that its discontinued heartburn drug, Zantac, caused cancer.
A state court jury in…
Court Urged to Reinstate Dismissed Paraquat Bellwether Cases
Categories: Paraquat
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether to reinstate four Paraquat lawsuits that were previously dismissed.
These cases were originally…
Purdue, Sacklers Agree to $7.4B Opioid Settlement
Categories: Opioids
Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits accusing the…
Paraquat Trials Scheduled for October 2025 & April 2026
Categories: Paraquat
A U.S. District Judge overseeing thousands of federal …
UGA College of Pharmacy Gets $1M+ to Fight Opioid Crisis
Categories: Opioids
Faculty from the University of Georgia’s College of Pharmacy have been awarded a nearly $1.2 million grant from the Georgia Opioid Crisis…
Sacklers Boost Offer in Revised Opioid Settlement
Categories: Opioids
The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, have proposed increasing their contribution to a bankruptcy settlement addressing …
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