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Jury Reluctant Over Purdue's Legal Shield Against Bankruptcy
Purdue's appeal to revive the legal shield, which will protect its owner from lawsuits related to the prescription opioid OxyContin, has been denied by the judges of the U.S. appeals…
Monsanto's Ex CEO To Testify In Roundup Trial
Bayer AG faces the first Roundup trial outside the state of California, where the ex-chief executive officer of Monsanto will testify over the cancer risks associated with the…
Purdue Blamed Over Opioid Crisis In SF By Other Defendants
The remaining defendants of the landmark opioid trial in San Francisco have denied all the wrongdoings in the country's opioid epidemic that resulted in the deaths of nearly half a…
San Francisco's Long-awaited Opioid Trial Begins
San Franciso's long-awaited opioid lawsuit alleging the drugmakers and distributors of creating a public nuisance and fueling the opioid crisis has finally begun in the federal court…
Bayer Files Petition To Review Roundup Suit
Bayer has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court for a final review over a Roundup lawsuit that needs the company to pay a massive amount as a penalty.
The company appealed…
3M & Other Companies Might Follow J&J's Ch.11 Move
Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) controversial bankruptcy move due to talc litigations will force the settlements for cancer victims, which will eventually result in the rest of the…
Opioid Trial In Georgia Delayed
An opioid trial in Georgia state court against drug distributors brought by the families affected by opioid addiction has been delayed due to a lawyer conflict.
Most of…
Drug Companies Might Use Tax Benefits In Opioid Settlement
The four U.S. drug companies involved in the $26 billion national opioid settlement might use certain tax benefits for their settlement expenses.
Cardinal Health,…
Ford Motor Company Hit With $34M Asbestos Verdict
A couple has been awarded $8.5 million in an asbestos lawsuit, followed by another $25.5 million in punitive damages against Ford Motor Co., for making asbestos-…
Initial Discovery Progresses In 3M Earplug Lawsuits
The parties involved in thousands of 3M Combat Arms Earplugs lawsuits have made considerable progress and are moving steadily ahead in the U.S. District Court…
