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People Affected By Natural Gas Explosion Get $143M
Categories: Settlements
A Massachusetts judge awarded a settlement of $143 million to the residents and business owners who were affected by natural gas explosions in the state in 2018.
The settlement came as Columbia Gas of Massachusetts pleaded guilt for causing…
Connecticut AG Commits $300M In Opioid Crisis
Categories: General
Connecticut's attorney general has committed to getting $300 million for the state from the $26 billion opioid settlement offered by the pharmaceutical distributors and drugmaker…
Attorney Accepts Endo's $35M Settlement Offer In Opioid Lawsuit
Categories: General
An attorney has accepted Endo pharmaceutical's offer of a $35 million settlement in a lawsuit in Tennessee where the manufacturer is alleged of fueling the opioid epidemic in the…
First Bellwether Trial Over Hernia Mesh To Begin This Week
Categories: General
The trial of the first bellwether case against C.R. Bard will begin this week, where the juries will discover testimonies and evidence in the thousands of hernia mesh lawsuits…
$2.25M Verdict For The Family Of DUI Death Victim
Categories: Verdicts
The family of a man, who was killed by a drunk pickup truck driver, received a $2.25 million award.
According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was riding his vintage 1970s bicycle on Sunday morning on April 6, 2014, when a pickup truck driver…
Judge Declines To Reduce Medical Negligence Verdict Of $29M
Categories: Verdicts
A federal judge declined to reduce a $29.9 million verdict awarded earlier to an Illinois man who was forced to undergo a kidney transplant by a health clinic.
The federal appeals court upheld U.S. District Court Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel…
Wawa Store Compensates $3M To A Girl Child
Categories: Verdicts
A jury awarded a settlement of $3 million to a girl child who suffered third-degree burns when hot water spilled over her at a Wawa store in New Jersey.
According to the lawsuit filed, the girl, along with her mother, was at the Wawa store…
Uconn Student's Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled For $1M
Categories: Verdicts
A wrongful death lawsuit for about $1 million has been settled in a case involving a UConn student who was run over and killed by a campus fire department truck in 2016.
Authorities said that the 19-year-old sophomore from West Hartford…
$460M For Kentucky In Opioid Litigation
Categories: General
Kentucky will receive $460 million as a settlement in opioid abuse litigation against opioid manufacturers like Johnson and Johnson (J&J) for the epidemic fueled by the drug-…
Group Of Black Women Sue J&J Over Baby Powder
Categories: General
A national group of black women has sued Johnson & Johnson (J&J), alleging that the company illicitly marketed its talcum baby powder even after knowing that it contains…
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