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$641M Opioid Settlement For New Jersey

Categories: Settlements

New Jersey is all set to join the $26 billion nationwide opioid settlement, which will reward the state with $641 million for the opioid crisis faced by its people and…

New York School Districts To Get Over $3.6M From Juul Labs

Categories: Settlements

Juul Labs Inc. will pay more than $3.6 million to 143 New York State school districts and BOCES to resolve charges that Juul "fraudulently and purposefully" promoted vaping…

FDA Approves Amphastar's Nasal Spray To Fight Opioid Crisis

Categories: FDA Related

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that the FDA had cleared its nasal spray for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.

According to the FDA label,…

Jury Describes 3M Hearing-Loss Evaluation 'Problematic'

Categories: General

The federal court in Florida handling the multidistrict case over hearing loss caused by allegedly defective 3M combat earplugs has called the company's technique to evaluate…

Bard Hernia Mesh Trial Rescheduled To October 16, 2023

Categories: Bellwether News

The third bellwether trial concerning accusations that the Bard PerFix Plug is defectively built and caused unpleasant problems following hernia surgery has been rescheduled to begin on October 16, 2023, by the United States District Court…

J&J To Take Texas Two-step Case To US Supreme Court

Categories: General

Following an unsuccessful bid to have its appeal reheard in the Third Circuit Court, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that it will make one final appeal to the Supreme Court to legitimize its strategy of funneling over 38,000 …

$2M For Tarrant County In Latest Round Of Opioid Settlements

Categories: Settlements

A settlement from a lawsuit against three opioid distributors would net Tarrant County $8.4 million.

County commissioners opted to take around $2.2 million. According to the…

Deceased Inmate To Get $2.6M From Former Jail Medical Provider

Categories: Settlements

We now know the terms of a multi-million dollar compensation his family will get from the county and the medical provider that served the jail nearly five years ago.
 
Beltrami County and MEnD Correctional Care have agreed to pay $2.6…