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Hamilton County Scheduled To Earn $7M In Opioid Settlement

Categories: Settlements

As fentanyl deaths rise, Hamilton County is scheduled to earn more than $7 million as part of a $26 billion nationwide settlement with an opioid producer and distributor.

On…

$2M For Austin Public Health To Fight Opioid Crisis

Categories: General

Local officials now have new allies in their fight against Travis County's escalating problem of deadly opioid overdoses.

The federal government is now collaborating with local…

West Virginia To Get $83M From Walgreens Over Opioid Crisis

Categories: Settlements

West Virginia reached an $83 million deal with Walgreens to end a lawsuit over the drugstore chain's participation in the state's opioid problem.

According to the state…

MO To Launch Statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Categories: General

Missouri is ready to establish a statewide prescription drug monitoring program to combat the opioid problem, despite Republican opposition for years.

The state will pay a…

Court Calls Off Arrangement To Settle 3M Earplugs Claims

Categories: Settlements

The federal court in Florida hearing over a slew of earplug claims filed against 3M has called off efforts to arrange a settlement.

However, in U.S. Bankruptcy…

Nearly $3B Secured By Texas In Opioid Settlements

Categories: Settlements

The Texas Attorney General has obtained an extra $1 billion in opioid settlement funds for the state, increasing the total settlement funds from several lawsuits to over $3 billion…

JUUL Gets Preliminary Court Approval Over Vape Suits

Categories: General

As the business attempts to settle hundreds of cases, Juul Labs Inc obtained preliminary court approval of a $255 million deal, settling customer accusations that it falsely promoted …

Pending 40 Zantac Suits Consolidated For Pretrial Litigation

Categories: Growing MDLs

A panel of New York courts has decided to hold merged pretrial proceedings in the state for at least 40 identical petitions already filed alleging that the recalled heartburn medication

J&J's Court Loss Jeopardizes Texas Two-Step Plan

Categories: General

A court defeat for Johnson & Johnson jeopardizes a legal strategy devised by a few of the world's most successful firms to combat the litigation.

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia found that J&J is too affluent to file for…

J&J's Bankruptcy Case Tossed By US Appeals Court

Categories: General

A US appeals court has found that Johnson & Johnson's use of bankruptcy to deal with growing talc litigation would create a legal blind zone.

The Third Circuit Court of…

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