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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 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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Wisconsin, which has already received the first $6 million of the anticipated $500 million in opioid settlement payments, intends to use a large portion of the early funds to…

Johnson & Johnson announced on Thursday that it will cease selling talc-based baby powder internationally in 2023, more than two years after it stopped selling the product in the…