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Opioid Deaths In US Might Peak Soon

Categories: General

A new model suggests that US opioid crisis might soon peak, killing more than half a million people from 2020 to 2032 due to the flooding of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.…

3M Appeals To Undo 'Excessive' $50M Ear Plug Verdict

Categories: General

3M is appealing for a new trial to a Florida federal judge over the company's lawsuit against Combat Arms Earplugs, where a plaintiff was awarded a $50 million verdict in a bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation.

The attorney…

Washington To Get $22.5M From Juul In Vaping Suit

Categories: Settlements

Juul Labs has agreed to pay $22.5 million to Washington state over its e-cigarette as the company is alleged to illicit marketing and sales of the vaping products to the…

14th Earplug Bellwether Trial Results In 3M's Favour

Categories: Verdicts

3M has been awarded a win in the Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2 (CAEv2) litigation's 14th bellwether test trial by a Pensacola jury.

CR Bard To Pay $250K In 2nd Hernia Mesh Bellwether

Categories: Verdicts

A man who alleged C.R. Bard of designing a defective hernia mesh patch has been awarded $250,000 in the second bellwether trial from the multidistrict litigation over hernia…

3M Continues To Defend Its Earplugs

Categories: Verdicts

3M company is continuing to support its earplugs even after repeated allegations from military veterans of defective designs that result in hearing loss.

3M’s affiliate, the US Chamber of Commerce, filed a brief in the US District Court for…

San Francisco & Endo Reach A $10M Opioid Settlement

Categories: Settlements

A $10 million settlement which would be paid over the course of 10 years has been reached between Endo Pharmaceuticals and San Francisco over the company's role in the opioid crisis…

Alabama Reached A $276M Settlement In Opioid Crisis

Categories: Settlements

The state attorney general of Alabama said that the state has reached a $276 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson, McKesson Corp and Endo International Plc to resolve the…

West Virginia To Get $99M From J&J Over Opioid Crisis

Categories: Settlements

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) agreed on a settlement where it would pay $99 million to West Virginia over the company's role in fueling the opioid crisis in the state.

West…

Walgreens Reluctant To Accept Opioid Settlement In Florida

Categories: General

Florida lawsuit's settlement of $870 million is accepted by the defendants to get rid of the opioid lawsuits, but Walgreens Co. is still reluctant to accept the agreement.

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