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J&J Settles $6B Baby Powder Suit for $75M

Categories: Settlements

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $75 million settlement with Mississippi to resolve a consumer protection lawsuit related to its talc

250K Veterans Settle $6B Earplug Case With 3M

Categories: Settlements

A $6 billion settlement in a series of lawsuits concerning allegations that 3M, a manufacturing giant, supplied earplugs to the military during the Iraq and Afghanistan…

Paraquat Lawsuit Vetting May Lead to Settlements

Categories: General

With over 5,000 Paraquat lawsuits awaiting resolution in federal courts, the U.S. District Judge overseeing the litigation has initiated measures to scrutinize…

Pharmacies Challenge $650M Opioid Verdict in Ohio Court

Categories: General

Pharmacy giants CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens are pressing Ohio's highest court to absolve them of responsibility for contributing to an opioid epidemic in two of the state's…

4th Circuit Sends WV City's Opioid Case to State High Court

Categories: General

A U.S. appeals court has referred a $2.5 billion lawsuit brought by a West Virginia city and county against major drug distributors over the opioid crisis to the state's…

CVS Settles Alaska Opioid Role for $10M

Categories: Settlements

CVS has settled with Alaska over its role in the state's opioid crisis, agreeing to pay $10 million over 10 years without admitting wrongdoing.

Alaska has reached a…

Judge Approves $45M Settlement in Juul E-Cigarette Case

Categories: Settlements

A California federal judge has granted preliminary approval for a $45 million settlement between Altria Group and a group of consumers who allege they overpaid for 

Roundup Lawsuits in New Jersey Seek Centralization

Categories: General

A request has been filed by a group of plaintiffs urging the consolidation of all Roundup lawsuits related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma injuries in New Jersey state courts.

The request aims to establish a multicounty litigation (MCL) with…

Alabama Obtains $220M More in Opioid Settlement

Categories: Settlements

Alabama has secured an additional $220 million in opioid settlement funds from two major distributors, Cardinal Health and Cencora, as announced by the Alabama Attorney…

Plaintiffs Pick 4 Tepezza Lawsuits for Bellwether Pool

Categories: Growing MDLs

Tepezza, a medication developed by Horizon Therapeutics to address thyroid eye disease or bulging eyes, has found itself entangled in a growing number of lawsuits related to…