Settlements
States Reach A $2.4B Deal With Opioid Manufacturer
In an agreement with 12 states over its advertising and product safety procedures, a former opioid manufacturer has in principle agreed to pay up to $2.4 billion as revealed by the…
Security Guard Gets $7.5M In Wrongful Death Suit
In order to resolve a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the killing of a security officer outside a Robbins nightclub in 2018, the Village of Midlothian has agreed to pay up $7.5 million.
After a fight broke out and the officer…
Family Gets $4M From Cottonwood Heights Police
The city of Cottonwood Heights on Friday paid $4,000,000 to the family of a man who was fatally shot by police in 2018.
The Utah Local Governments Trust, an insurance company in Cottonwood Heights, reached a settlement with the family…
Woman Sues A West Side Hospital Over Medical Malpractice
A woman has sued a West Side hospital for medical malpractice after she claims that last year, doctors sterilized her without her permission.
The Cook County Circuit Court received the complaint in June against Mount Sinai Hospital in North…
Supreme Court Denies Bayer's Plea To Nix Weedkiller Lawsuits
Bayer AG's bid to dismiss legal claims brought by Roundup weedkiller users who claim that the product causes cancer has been denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The company's…
AG Secures $58.5M From Mallinckrodt Over Opioid Crisis
A New York Attorney General secured up to $58.5 million from Mallinckrodt plc, which is one of the largest drug manufacturers of opioids in the country, over its role in fueling the…
Kansas To Get $6M From Mallinckrodt Over Opioid Crisis
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals plc will pay at least $6 million to Kansas as per Kansas' Attorney General's order over the company's role in the national opioid crisis.
The…
SC Discusses Distribution Of $360M Opioid Settlement
South Carolina has issued a report on how it will spend the hundreds of millions of dollars it receives from the nationwide opioid settlement.
The state would receive more than…
Oklahama To Get $250M From Opioid Settlements
The state Attorney General of Oklahoma announced that the state has reached a $250 million settlement with the three drug companies to deal with the opioid addiction crisis.
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Purdue Pharma Reaches $116M Settlement With British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada, has reached a settlement with OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma Canada for $150 million in medical expenses associated with the opioid crisis.
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