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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…

Roughly $2M Opioid Settlement For Marinette County

Categories: Settlements

Marinette County, as one of the plaintiffs in a case against a dozen pharmaceutical corporations, could collect a roughly $2 million opioid settlement over an 18-year period.

Dead Infant's Family To Get $5M From Homestead Daycare

Categories: Settlements

A police investigation into the death of a Homestead child who was found unresponsive at a daycare center seven months ago is still ongoing, and the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner has yet to assign a cause of death.

According to the family and…

Las Vegas Police To Pay $3.5M To Settle Lawsuits

Categories: Settlements

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Agency will pay more than $3.5 million to resolve two recent lawsuits brought against the department.

The LVMPD Fiscal Affairs Committee decided Monday to authorize settlement payments of $1.75 million and…

Family Of A Man Shot By Police Secures $1.3M

Categories: Settlements

Eight years after a man was tragically shot and murdered by police, his  family has received a huge settlement from the city of St. Paul, Minnesota.

On January 18, city council members authorized a $1.3 million compensation for the family…

$20M Compensation For Woman Hit By CTA Bus In 2019

Categories: Settlements

A lady who was hit and dragged by a CTA bus in Streeterville in 2019 has been awarded $20 million compensation for her injuries.

According to the complaint, on Aug. 2, 2019, the 59-year-old lady was heading approaching the junction of…

Doctor To Pay $1.8M In Suits Claiming Needless Surgeries

Categories: Settlements

After being accused of doing unneeded procedures, a Conyers doctor agreed to pay almost $2 million in settlements.

After a lawsuit was filed, the doctor, who also operates a practise group, agreed to pay $1,850,000, alleging she did these…