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Jury Rejects J&J's Bid To Overturn $70 million Verdict

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Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) bid to overturn a $70 million jury verdict has been rejected by the U.S. supreme court as the company failed to warn the users about the risks associated with their product

Purdue Pharma Dissolves & Sacklers To Pay $4.5B

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A federal judge has approved the bankruptcy plan from the Sackler family, which will dissolve the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and pay the settlement of $4.5 billion for the opioid

J&J To Pay $26.5M In Talc Lawsuit

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A California jury ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $26.5 million to a woman who claimed that she developed cancer from using the company's talcum powder that contains…

Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuit Upheld By 2nd Circuit

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Plaintiffs appeal alleging Pfizer Inc. of failing to warn that its cholesterol drug Lipitor caused their type 2 diabetes is denied by the Second Circuit

The reasons for the denial are still unclear…

Sanofi Accused Of Deleting Zantac Recall Emails

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Lawyers of more than 70,000 former patients who sued Sanofi accused that the company has deleted email links related to a 2019 recall of the heartburn medication Zantac.

The mails deleted by Sanofi…

$5.2M Settlement For WV In Deceptive Opioid Marketing

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West Virginia Attorney General reached a multistate settlement against a pharmaceutical company over allegations of falsely and aggressively marketing and promoting opioids.

According to a news…

Publicis Sued For Deceptive Opioid Marketing

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A Massachusetts attorney general has sued Publicis Health, LLC, alleging that the company helped Purdue Pharma in selling more OxyContin by deploying unfair and deceptive marketing schemes resulting in the

Nevada Rejects $26B National Opioid Settlement

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Nevada has rejected the nationwide opioid settlement of $26 billion, which would be paid by the three major pharmaceutical distributors, along with Johnson & Johnson (J&J).…

No Escape For Allergan In N.J. Lawsuits

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Allergan Inc. can’t escape the lawsuits filed in New Jersey state court by plaintiffs who claim that the company's Biocell breast implants were defective, which…

J&J's First Talc Virtual Trial Begins In Seattle

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A virtual trial conducted in Washington on May 04, 2021, alleged Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) talc cosmetic products contains asbestos, which resulted in a woman's fatal cancer…