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Zantac Makers Ignored Warnings Of Cancer Risk For 40 Years

Categories: General

GSK, which is facing tens of thousands of lawsuits over cancer risks associated with the popular heartburn treatment Zantac, has stated that there is no consistent or credible…

Study Finds AI Could Help Treat Opioid Addiction

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According to a new study, opioid addiction could be reduced by developing medicines that block the kappa-opioid receptor.

However, finding medications that can inhibit the…

FDA Recommends To Make Narcan Available Over The Counter

Categories: FDA Related

The FDA has suggested making the opioid overdose antidote Narcan available without a prescription over-the-counter, allowing customers to buy the crucial nasal spray in locations…

Jury To Select 10 Paragard Suits For First Bellwether Trial

Categories: Bellwether News

The method for selecting a group of ten typical cases has been detailed by the United States District Court hearing over all federal Paragard proceedings.

These cases…

Congressman Seeks GAO Probe Into J&J's Talc Costs To Govt.

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A Tennessee congressman is pushing for a government probe into the costs of treating individuals who have been injured by asbestos in Johnson & Johnson…

Court Rejects Company's Challenge To LA Flavored-Tobacco Ban

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The United States Supreme Court declined to hear R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's appeal to Los Angeles County's prohibition on the sale of flavored tobacco products,…

US Argues To Toss Out 3M Earplugs Unit From Bankruptcy

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The Justice Department said that 3M Co. subsidiary Aearo Technologies LLC should be dismissed from the bankruptcy court in faulty earplugs lawsuits, noting the recent rejection…

3M Claims No Hearing Loss Among Plaintiffs In Earplugs MDL

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According to 3M Co., documents from the United States Department of Defense for more than 175,000 plaintiffs reveal that the great majority of claimants in the Combat Arms…

Drug Distributors Win First Opioid Trial Against GA Families

Categories: Verdicts

Cardinal Health Inc, McKesson Corp, and JM Smith Corp won a trial in Georgia against families of opioid addicts who accused the firms of functioning as drug traffickers.

After…

Suit Filed Against FedEx Over Wrongful Death Of An Employee

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The family of an employee who died in a forklift accident in February 2022 has filed a federal lawsuit against FedEx, demanding $3.5 million in damages.

Memphis' attorney filed the wrongful death claim on behalf of the deceased's 33-year-…