Veterans Ask Court To Lift Stay On 3M's Earplugs Cases
12/02/2022 - 18:47A group of plaintiffs has asked the court to lift the stay on the earplug hearing loss lawsuits and allow the cases to proceed.Plaintiffs in…
Bellwether Trial Of Hernia Mesh MDL Postponed Until May 2023
11/30/2022 - 19:30The United States District Judge presiding over all Bard hernia mesh lawsuits pending in the MDL (multidistrict litigation) has postponed…
Additional $130M For Massachusetts Over Opioid Crisis
11/29/2022 - 19:06As part of a multistate settlement with two pharmaceutical companies over their alleged role in the opioid crisis, Massachusetts will…
FDA Reports 260 Deaths Linked To Recalled CPAP Machines
11/27/2022 - 20:40According to federal regulators, at least 260 deaths have been linked to recalled Philips CPAP sleep apnea machines, BiPAP machines, and…
CDC’s New Opioid Guidelines Rejected By Florida
11/23/2022 - 20:40The Florida Department of Health has rejected the new CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing, citing the ongoing opioid crisis and the recent…
NY Secures $116M From Walmart’s $3.1B Opioid Settlement
11/21/2022 - 18:33New York will get $116 million from Walmart's $3.1 billion nationwide opioid settlement to settle allegations that it played a role in the…
Judge To Meet Hernia Mesh MDL's Lawyers For 2023 Trial
11/20/2022 - 17:12The United States District Judge presiding over all federal hernia mesh lawsuits involving Bard products will meet with lawyers involved in…
Study Finds Vaping Results In Long-term Addiction
11/17/2022 - 19:04Although the makers of JUUL and other popular e-cigarettes have marketed their products as safer than smoking tobacco cigarettes, a new…
FDA Issues Order To Authorize Naloxone Sale
11/16/2022 - 18:29The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice that could help increase access to opioid overdose-reversing naloxone drug…
Walmart Agreed To Pay $3.1B To Settle Opioid Lawsuits
11/15/2022 - 18:43Walmart has become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments…
Juul Secures Cash Infusion To Avoid Bankruptcy
11/11/2022 - 21:38Juul Labs Inc. has secured a cash infusion from some of its early investors to avoid bankruptcy and plans to lay off roughly one-third of…
Alabama Cities To Get $44M From Walmart Over Opioid Crisis
11/11/2022 - 18:12Alabama Attorney General informed that Walmart has agreed to a $44.2 million settlement with 270 Alabama town, city, and county governments…