Settlements
J&J Announced $9B To Settle Talc Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson announced an $8.9 billion settlement offer to address hundreds of lawsuits brought by patients alleging that the company's talc-containing products caused…
Juul To Pay $462M Over Illicit Vape Marketing
Juul Labs Inc, the creator of e-cigarettes, has agreed to pay $462 million to resolve charges by six states, including New York and California, that it illegally promoted…
$1M In Opioid Settlement Funds For Aroostook County
Aroostook County will receive more than $1 million in settlement funds for opioid prevention initiatives.
In addition to the $1.5 million given to the County by drug maker…
Juul To Pay $23M To King County Over Vape Suit
King County's legal action against the e-cigarette manufacturer Juul will result in a settlement of more than $23 million.
In a 2019 lawsuit, King County charged Juul…
Family Of A Patient Gets $8.5M In Medical Malpractice
A Glastonbury-based private surgical practice performed a regular knee replacement operation on a patient who later passed away, and a jury has now awarded his wife and estate $8.5 million.
An architect from Wethersfield passed just…
Parents Of Girl Killed In Christmas Parade Sue A Driver
The 11-year-old dancer's parents have filed a civil complaint against the float driver who struck her and other parties involved in the fatal event from November's Raleigh Christmas Parade.
The girl's parents claimed in their 56-page…
NC Man Paralyzed In Accident Gets $5M
In 2018, a construction worker in Asheville, North Carolina, who was employed at a hotel building site, went into a four-story air conditioning shaft, paralyzing him and needing ongoing care.
The 34-year-old resolved his civil lawsuit…
Killed Inmate In Nevada To Get $1.6 Million Settlement
The family of a shackled prisoner who was fatally shot in 2014 by a trainee prison guard has settled a legal dispute with Nevada prison officials for $1.6 million, bringing to an end a nearly ten-year legal struggle that highlighted concerns…
Dead Baseball Star's Family To Get $96 Million
An attorney said that a jury gave about $100 million to the family of a New Jersey father and his son who died in a collision in the Detroit region in 2018 while going to a funeral.
The man's son was a terrific pitcher in high school…
WA State Reinstates $98.5M Verdict In Wrongful Death Suit
According to court records, a Washington state appeals court has restored the $98.5 million verdict given to the parents of a girl who was killed in 2020.
Following the murder-suicide in which their son-in-law and two grandchildren…