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NYC Resolves $10.5M Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit

Categories: Settlements

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…

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits' Reward Cap Increased In CA

Categories: General

The reward cap of damages in medical malpractice lawsuits has been increased after a fair vote from the legislators in the California legislature, which has resolved one of the most distressing disputes in state politics.

Earlier the…

Doctor Penalized With $9M Over Fertility Fraud Case

Categories: General

Massachusetts announced that it would pay a $56 million settlement to the families of the veterans who died or became sick due to the COVID-19 outbreak at a state-run veterans’ care center.

As per the settlement, the veterans who died after…

NaloxHome To Reduce Opioid Crisis In Arkansas

Categories: General

Massachusetts announced that it would pay a $56 million settlement to the families of the veterans who died or became sick due to the COVID-19 outbreak at a state-run veterans’ care center.

As per the settlement, the veterans who died after…

NaloxHome To Reduce Opioid Crisis In Arkansas

Categories: General

A new program will be deployed in the U.S. state of Arkansas to deal with the opioid crisis, which has resulted in numerous overdose deaths throughout the state and disrupted the…

Opioid Deaths In US Might Peak Soon

Categories: General

A new model suggests that US opioid crisis might soon peak, killing more than half a million people from 2020 to 2032 due to the flooding of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.…

3M Appeals To Undo 'Excessive' $50M Ear Plug Verdict

Categories: General

3M is appealing for a new trial to a Florida federal judge over the company's lawsuit against Combat Arms Earplugs, where a plaintiff was awarded a $50 million verdict in a…

Washington To Get $22.5M From Juul In Vaping Suit

Categories: Settlements

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…

CR Bard To Pay $250K In 2nd Hernia Mesh Bellwether

Categories: Verdicts

A man who alleged C.R. Bard of designing a defective hernia mesh patch has been awarded $250,000 in the second bellwether trial from the multidistrict litigation over hernia…