Settlements
$4.7 Million Penalty For Steward Health Care System
Plaintiffs' legal representation has announced that Steward Health Care System has agreed to resolve a whistleblower action claiming kickback payments for patient referrals to its accountable care organization.
The federal government and…
Idaho Falls Man Gets $11.7M In Wrongful Conviction
A man who was convicted wrongly in a lawsuit will get $11.7 million from the officials in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls.
The man has served a sentence of 20 years in prison for being wrongfully convicted in a rape and murder case in…
$2.45M To Family Of A Michigan Inmate Who Died In Jail
The family of a man who passed away while being detained for a minor traffic infraction has reached a settlement of $2.45 million with a county in the Detroit region and a healthcare provider.
In 2014, the plaintiff had severe drug…
CVS, Teva, Others Enter A $878M Opioid Settlement With Florida
CVS Health Corp and three drug companies have reached an $878 million settlement with Florida to avoid the next month's trial over the companys' role in fueling the opioid crisis.…
$119M Opioid Crisis Settlement Announced By Idaho
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and three major drug distributors have reached a $119 million settlement with the Idaho officials over the companies' role in the opioid crisis.
…Pharmacy Chains To Pay $878M Over Opioid Crisis In Ohio
CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Walmart Inc are required to fund a settlement plan of $878 million which will address the companies' role in the opioid crisis in…
Washington To Get $18M From Mallinckrodt Over Opioid Crisis
The drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt which has been announced to be bankrupt will have to pay an $18 million settlement to Washington over its role in fueling the opioid crisis in the…
3M Penalized With $77.5M In Latest Earplugs Lawsuit
A federal jury in Pensacola, Florida, ordered 3M to pay a $77.5 million settlement to an Army veteran who claimed that the company's defective earplugs caused hearing damage to…
Tentative Settlement Of $161.5M Between Opioid Drugmakers & WV
A tentative settlement of $161.5 million has been reached between the attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers over the opioid epidemic…
Veteran's $55M Verdict In Earplugs Lawsuit Slashed To $21.7M
A $55 million award to a U.S. Army veteran over hearing damage in a 3M earplugs lawsuit has been slashed to $21.7 million by a federal jury citing the limit of the…