Settlements
Washington's $518M Opioid Settlement To Disburse In December
In December, the first payments from a $518 million settlement with the nation's three largest opioid dealers will begin to reach Washington communities.
These considerable…
Virginia Receives First Payment From $99M Opioid Settlement
Virginia has already received its first payment from the $99 million opioid settlement, spanned over nine years with Johnson & Johnson.
The initial payment of $67.4…
Florida To Get $215M Opioid Settlement From Walmart
Walmart will pay the state of Florida $215 million as part of a settlement deal to satisfy charges that its pharmacies contributed to the state's opioid problem.
The Attorney…
CVS & Walgreens To Pay $10B Opioid Settlement
CVS Health and Walgreens announced on Wednesday that they had reached an agreement in principle to pay a total of $10 billion to settle a series of opioid-related lawsuits filed…
NY To Get $524M From Teva Over Opioid Crisis
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging that the company aided in the spread of the …
Chargers' Doctor Sued Over Malpractice By Giants Player
One of the Giants' backup quarterbacks is suing the Chargers' team doctor for medical negligence in connection with a punctured lung he suffered in 2020.
According to the lawsuit, he is suing the Chargers team doctor and his firm, Newport…
Reading Hospital To Pay $1.3M In Medical Malpractice Suit
Reading Hospital was sentenced by a Berks County jury to pay $1.3 million to a former patient who sued the hospital for medical misconduct.
According to court records, the jury held the hospital guilty of failing to detect and treat a…
Monroe Woman Gets $2.75M In Highway Crash From WA State
Washington state has agreed to pay $2.75 million to a woman who was critically injured in a rollover accident on Highway 522 involving a state Department of Transportation vehicle.
On March 5, 2018, a mother from Monroe was travelling east…
CMHA Officer Sued By Teen's Mother In Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a 19-year-old teenager has filed a lawsuit against the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority officer who fatally shot him in 2020.
The wrongful-death action was filed in federal court in Cleveland by the deceased boy's…
Abused Women To Get $165M From Two NYC Hospitals
Two hospitals in New York have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who accused a former doctor of sexual assault and misconduct.
The arrangement was announced by Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York…