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Las Cruces Agreed To Pay $2.75M In Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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In a wrongful death action, the City of Las Cruces agreed to pay $2.75 million to the family of a deceased lady.

The woman was murdered on April 16, and the settlement is the first of two settlements. An officer from the Las Cruces Police…

$1M Settlement For Plaintiff Over Sweeper Collision

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A potential $1 million settlement has been reached in the case of a man who was hurt when his automobile collided with a street sweeper in Hacienda Heights in 2018.

The county Claims Board and the Board of Supervisors must approve the…

$3M Civil Rights Settlement For A Man Shot In North Carolina

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A lawsuit brought by the family of an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed in his car by sheriff's deputies more than a year ago has been settled for $3 million, according to a North Carolina sheriff's office.

The plaintiff died as a…

OneOhio Body Established For Opioid Lawsuit Judgment

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According to assessments from the Lake County commissioners, the regional body holding authority over how funds from the OneOhio Solution opioid litigation settlement are allocated…

Opioid Lawsuit Awarded In 3 Drug Distributors' Favor

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In a historic case accusing three large American drug distributors of creating a public health emergency by dispensing 81 million pills over an eight-year period in a West Virginia county where…

Series Of Four Zantac Lawsuits To Begin In 2023

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Thousands of people pursuing comparable claims asserting that the recalled heartburn medication Zantac, which is turned into a hazardous, cancer-causing substance within the human…

Second Roundup Petition Rejected By US Supreme Court

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Another federal court has rejected Bayer and Monsanto's efforts to block failure to warn allegations made in Roundup lawsuits, ruling that a Georgia man's claims under state law are…

SF To Get $54M Opioid Settlement From Allergan & Teva

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Allergan and Teva, two manufacturers of opioids, have agreed to pay $54 million in cash and medications to reverse overdoses to settle a federal lawsuit filed by San Francisco that…

Opioid Lawsuit Decision Appealed By West Virginia Officials

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A historic lawsuit accusing three major U.S. drug distributors of distributing 81 million pills over eight years and sparking an opioid crisis is being appealed by county officials…

Opioid Lawsuit Decision Appealed By West Virginia Officials

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A historic lawsuit accusing three major U.S. drug distributors of distributing 81 million pills over eight years and sparking an opioid crisis is being appealed by county officials…