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2020 Roundup Risk Assessment To Be Dropped By EPA

Categories: Announcements

Federal environmental inspectors are dropping a contentious 2020 risk assessment on the link between Roundup and cancer, which featured the weedkiller's active key component,…

Medicinal Cannabis Can Replace Opioids For Pain Relief

Categories: General

A new study of thousands of patients has determined that medicinal cannabis might be an essential pain treatment alternative to opioids.

The study discovered that after taking…

Fans Sue Washington Commanders Over Fedex Field Collapse

Categories: General

Four New Jersey football fans are suing the Washington Commanders, claiming they are still suffering from injuries incurred in January when a railing at FedEx Field collapsed, injuring many spectators.

The spectators who filed the case are…

Colorado Woman Sues Trucking Company Over Wrongful Death

Categories: General

The family of a single Colorado mother died last month when a semi-hauling excavator collided with a bridge has filed a wrongful death complaint in Larimer County District Court against the trucker and trucking business.

According to the…

Family Of Hazing Victim Gets $1M From VCU

Categories: Settlements

Virginia Commonwealth University will pay roughly $1 million to the family of a young man who died as a result of a fraternity hazing event in 2021.

The family agreement mandates the University of Richmond to make substantial modifications…

Tennessee Sues Walgreens Over Opioid Crisis

Categories: General

Tennessee state's attorney general said on Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens, claiming that the pharmacy giant failed to maintain adequate safeguards against the misuse of prescription painkillers, which contributed to the…

$400M Settlement Between WV & Three Big Opioid Distributors

Categories: Settlements

A historic 400 million dollar settlement between West Virginia and the three largest opioid distributors in the country has been reached.

The deal was reached after a lawsuit…

Opioid Addicts Increasingly Seeking Out Illicit Fentanyl

Categories: General

Unlawful fentanyl, one of the deadliest street narcotics, has evolved from a silent killer that people frequently try to avoid to one that many opioid users now actively seek out.…

$50M Talc Lawsuit In Illinois Against J&J Dismissed

Categories: General

A $50 million talc lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson was dismissed in Illinois on Friday, but hundreds of cases are still pending.

The number of talc-related claims has…

Judge Holds Walgreens Liable For Opioid Crisis San Francisco

Categories: Verdicts

Walgreens can be held accountable for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, because the pharmacy chain over-prescribed highly addictive…

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