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CA Man Paralyzed From Police Traffic Check Gets $20M

Categories: Settlements

A guy from Northern California who was knocked to the ground during a traffic check and suffered paralysis received one of the highest settlements of $20 million in state history.

In 2022, an army veteran from Yuba City filed a lawsuit…

CA Jury Awards $9M To Injured Man In DUI Suit

Categories: Settlements

A man who suffered serious injuries in a traffic collision in Lancaster in 2017 caused by a drunk driver has received a settlement of about $9 million.

The plaintiff's lawsuit against a drunk driver resulted in a $8.9 million jury verdict…

US Hospitals To Get $126M From Teva Over Opioid Crisis

Categories: Settlements

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to resolve accusations that its marketing of opioid medications increased the operational expenses of U.S. hospitals by up to $126…

NY Launches Opioid Awareness Campaign

Categories: General

After eight individuals overdosed there in the first week of July, authorities in the US state of New York started a campaign to raise awareness about the growing opioid addiction…

Tepezza Hearing Loss MDL Created Before Illinois Judge

Categories: General

As part of an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, a panel of federal judges has decided that all Tepezza claims alleging hearing loss filed throughout the federal court system would be…

Bard Requests To Replace & Choose New Hernia Mesh Suits

Categories: Bellwether News

C.R. Bard is requesting that a federal judge choose two new hernia mesh lawsuits for early bellwether trials that are scheduled to start later this year.

The company…

Talcum Powder Jury Trial Against J&J Underway In California

Categories: General

Following a protracted delay in the cases due to Johnson & Johnson's decision to pursue a much-derided bankruptcy filing, the first jury trial concerning accusations that talcum…

Subuxone Manufacturer To Pay $102.5M Over Antitrust Claims

Categories: Settlements

Opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone's manufacturer has agreed to pay $102.5 million to the District of Columbia, 41 states, and other jurisdictions in order to resolve…

3M's Bankruptcy Attempt To Resolve Earplug Suits Rejected

Categories: General

Aearo Technologies, a 3M subsidiary, was declared bankrupt by a U.S. judge, who also rejected an attempt to settle over 260,000 cases that claimed 3M military earplugs caused…