Settlements
3M Penalized With $77.5M In Latest Earplugs Lawsuit
A federal jury in Pensacola, Florida, ordered 3M to pay a $77.5 million settlement to an Army veteran who claimed that the company's defective earplugs caused hearing damage to…
Tentative Settlement Of $161.5M Between Opioid Drugmakers & WV
A tentative settlement of $161.5 million has been reached between the attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers over the opioid epidemic…
Veteran's $55M Verdict In Earplugs Lawsuit Slashed To $21.7M
A $55 million award to a U.S. Army veteran over hearing damage in a 3M earplugs lawsuit has been slashed to $21.7 million by a federal jury citing the limit of the reward under…
NYC Resolves $10.5M Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit
A man who has spent 24 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction will get $10.5 million from New York City to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by him.
The man is 47 years old now and was convicted in 1994 for shooting his…
Washington To Get $22.5M From Juul In Vaping Suit
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…
San Francisco & Endo Reach A $10M Opioid Settlement
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…
West Virginia To Get $99M From J&J Over Opioid Crisis
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…
Massachusetts To Get $525M For Opioid Treatment & Prevention
The state government of Massachusetts will get $310 million, and the cities and towns of the state will get more than $210 million from the opioid manufacturers and distributors to…
$195.5M From National Opioid Settlement For New Mexico
New Mexico will get $195.5 million from four pharmaceutical companies as part of a national opioid settlement for fueling the opioid crisis throughout the nation.
Drug…