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10 Ethicon Physiomesh Cases Identified For Bellwether Trial

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According to a notice published on May 10,  a group of ten Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits has been identified for a bellwether trial pool in the federal court system. It includes five cases selected by each side, to help gauge how…

Several Indiana Cities To Rejoin $507M Opioid Settlement

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Indianapolis and several other Indiana cities that earlier opted out of the state's lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors are now ready to join the $507 million…

Family Of Dead Student To Get $25M In Wrongful Death Suit

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The family of a Dearborn Heights Annapolis High School student has now sued the school system and two district employees for wrongful death as a result of the student's suicide.

Plaintiffs in the wrongful death action brought on behalf of…

Tepezza Hearing Loss MDL Created Before Illinois Judge

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As part of an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, a panel of federal judges has decided that all Tepezza claims alleging hearing loss filed throughout the federal court system would be…

Talcum Powder Jury Trial Against J&J Underway In California

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Following a protracted delay in the cases due to Johnson & Johnson's decision to pursue a much-derided bankruptcy filing, the first jury trial concerning accusations that talcum…

Washington To Get $518M From Opioid Distributors

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Drug distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health have reached a $518 million settlement with Washington over the companies' role in fueling the opioid

KY University Researchers To Use AI To Predict Opioid Overdoses

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Artificial intelligence will be used by the University of Kentucky researchers to attempt to anticipate and stop such opioid overdoses.

One of the project's founders is a…

NH Announces Plans To Spend $6.5M From Opioid Suits

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The first wave of opioid settlement funds allocated to New Hampshire will go towards programs like residential treatment and housing, peer recovery assistance, harm reduction…

Fentanyl-related Deaths Increased By 279% In The US

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According to recently disclosed data, the number of drug overdose deaths containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl surged by 279% in the United States between 2016 and 2021.

Vending Machines Are The Latest Tool To Combat Opioid Crisis

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In order to combat the opioid crisis, vending machines that were previously used to sell snacks are now being used to offer life-saving medicines.

More and more local…