Settlements
Family Of A Mistakenly Shot Teen By NYPD Officers Gets $3M
The city of New York will pay $3 million to the mother of a mentally ill kid who was slain in a hail of police bullets after cops mistook a hairbrush for a rifle.
Five officers fired 20 rounds at the 18-year-old kid outside his house in…
Physician Penalized With $4.2M In Claims Fraud Settlement
A Connecticut-based physician and several of his companies have been forced to pay $4.2 million in damages for filing fraudulent claims for payment to Medicare and the state Medicaid programme for inappropriate billing and needless services.
…Prison Officer At JCCC Granted $2M In Assault Settlement
A financial payout was given to a prison officer at the Jefferson City Correctional Center after an inmate assault left him with serious and lasting disabilities.
Following an incident at JCCC on July 19, the officer and his wife filed a…
Alabama Cities To Get $44M From Walmart Over Opioid Crisis
Alabama Attorney General informed that Walmart has agreed to a $44.2 million settlement with 270 Alabama town, city, and county governments regarding the effects of opioid addiction…
Walmart Agreed To Pay $3.1B To Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Walmart has become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments across the US over the toll of powerful prescription…
NY Secures $116M From Walmart’s $3.1B Opioid Settlement
New York will get $116 million from Walmart's $3.1 billion nationwide opioid settlement to settle allegations that it played a role in the nation's opioid crisis.
The…
Additional $130M For Massachusetts Over Opioid Crisis
As part of a multistate settlement with two pharmaceutical companies over their alleged role in the opioid crisis, Massachusetts will receive $130 million.
Teva and Allergan…
FDA Approves Narcan As An Opioid-reversal Spray
Emergent BioSolutions Inc., the developer of Narcan, a nasal spray form of naloxone, said that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved an application for an over-the-counter version of its popular…
Juul Agreed To Settle 5,000 Vape Suits In North CA Case
Juul Labs stated that it has agreed to resolve about 5,000 cases in a Northern California court case for an unknown price, putting an end to yet another legal battle over…
Injured Woman Sues Airbnb Over Shooting Incidence
One of the victims of the Airbnb mass shooting in April 2022 has filed another lawsuit.
The plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging negligence on the part of Airbnb, 900 North Group, and K&C Ventures. The plaintiff is a woman who was…