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Uninsured Americans May Find Naloxone Expensive

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According to a recent RAND Corporation study, many uninsured Americans find it prohibitively expensive to purchase the opioid antidote naloxone, which presents a barrier to the…

3M Awaits Chapter 11 Ruling To Resolve Several Litigations

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This week, before a federal judge in Indianapolis, the 3M Co.'s attempt to prevent jury trials of more than 230,000 cases accusing it of hurting US soldiers will be put to the…

19 IL Counties Sue Major Drugstore Chains Over Opioid Crisis

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Nineteen Illinois counties, including five of the six in the Chicago area, are suing some of the biggest drugstore chains in the country on the grounds that they failed to monitor and limit incorrect prescriptions, which they claim is what led to…

Rhode Island Jury Hears Closings In First Hernia Mesh Trial

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A Rhode Island jury heard closing arguments in the first state court trial involving allegedly faulty hernia mesh implants.

The trial, which started in late July, centers…

Fla. Hospital Faces Several Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

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Numerous lawsuits have been filed against a hospital in Jacksonville on the grounds that a surgeon who allegedly had palsy caused serious injuries and corrective surgeries between 2016 and 2020.

More than $6 million has already been paid…

Las Cruces Agreed To Pay $2.75M In Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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In a wrongful death action, the City of Las Cruces agreed to pay $2.75 million to the family of a deceased lady.

The woman was murdered on April 16, and the settlement is the first of two settlements. An officer from the Las Cruces Police…

OneOhio Body Established For Opioid Lawsuit Judgment

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According to assessments from the Lake County commissioners, the regional body holding authority over how funds from the OneOhio Solution opioid litigation settlement are allocated…

Opioid Lawsuit Awarded In 3 Drug Distributors' Favor

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In a historic case accusing three large American drug distributors of creating a public health emergency by dispensing 81 million pills over an eight-year period in a West Virginia county where…

Series Of Four Zantac Lawsuits To Begin In 2023

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Thousands of people pursuing comparable claims asserting that the recalled heartburn medication Zantac, which is turned into a hazardous, cancer-causing substance within the human…

Second Roundup Petition Rejected By US Supreme Court

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Another federal court has rejected Bayer and Monsanto's efforts to block failure to warn allegations made in Roundup lawsuits, ruling that a Georgia man's claims under state law are…