Settlements
WI Legislators To Accept State's Opioid Settlement Portion
Legislators in Wisconsin are prepared to accept the state's portion of a settlement resulting from a separate multistate lawsuit accusing drug producers and distributors of fueling the nation's…
MN Gets First Opioid Treatment "Safe Station"
The number of opioid-related deaths in Minnesota has more than quadrupled since 2019, so the state's Fire Department has developed a novel strategy to address the problem.
The…
Altria To Pay $235M To Resolve Juul-related Cases
Altria Group Inc. said that it will pay $235 million to resolve at least 6,000 lawsuits alleging that it caused the adolescent vaping pandemic by investing in Juul Labs Inc…
Nevada & CVS Reach $152M Settlement In Opioid Crisis
Nevada and drugstore major CVS have negotiated a nearly $152 million settlement to be paid over the next ten years to terminate a lawsuit over opioid allegations.
According to…
$229M Settlement Between Walgreens & SF Over Opioid Crisis
According to the San Francisco City Attorney, Walgreens will pay San Francisco close to $230 million to resolve a dispute about the drugstore chain's distribution of opioids.
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Juul, Altria Reach $60.5M Settlement With MN In Vape Suits
Two businesses and Minnesota have struck a $60.5 million settlement over the alleged fraudulent marketing of e-cigarettes to children and young people.
According to…
J&J Settles 161 Hernia Mesh Suits In Ga.
According to a group of more than 160 plaintiffs, their hernia mesh case against Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon subsidiary has been settled.
The plaintiffs claim…
$2M Settlement For A Teenager Injured By Vehicle
A now-18-year-old lady who was hurt when she was hit by a car in East Brunswick almost five years ago has reached a $2 million settlement with the driver and the owner of the vehicle, according to her attorney.
According to one of her…
California County To Pay $7.5M To A Man Shot By Deputy
A civil lawsuit brought by the family of a homeless man fatally shot by an Orange County Sheriff's Department officer in San Clemente in 2020 has been settled for $7.5 million by the county.
The guy was killed on September 23, 2020, after a…
$10M Awarded For Woman Died From Surgical Wound Infection
A jury in Macomb County has awarded almost $10 million to the estate of a 41-year-old woman who passed away after a doctor at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township failed to adequately treat her surgical wound infection.
After more…