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Walgreens Settles $683M Opioid Lawsuit With Florida

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The state of Florida has reached a $683 million settlement with the Walgreens pharmacy over a lawsuit that accuses the company of improper distribution of opioid painkillers that resulted in the…

Metro Atlanta Governments Sue Drug Makers Over Opioid Crisis

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Atlanta and six metro area counties filed a federal lawsuit against more than two dozen drug manufacturers, pharmacies, and prescription drug brokers, arguing that their involvement in the…

Summit County To Get $17B In Opioid Settlement

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Summit County stands to earn a piece of the $209 million that Utah will get as part of a recent nationwide opioid settlement with drugstore chains and pharmaceutical companies.

Woman Gets $3M Alleging Excessive Force By Jail Officers

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In a federal lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed that jail guards at the Ramsey County jail used excessive force, a $3 million settlement has been struck.

The woman sued Ramsey County and numerous workers under the civil rights act. She…

Indivior Agrees To Pay $30M Over Suboxone Claims

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Indivior has agreed to pay $30 million to resolve a class action lawsuit brought by health plans against the pharmaceutical company for allegedly improperly stifling generic competition for its Suboxone…

$44.5M Settlement Reached In The Food City Opioid Case

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The Tennessee Attorney General has announced a $44.5 million settlement with K-VA-T Food Stores, commonly known as Food City, in connection with their involvement in the opioid

E-Cigarette Explosion Victim Wins $2.3M

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A jury in this case has granted a man $2.3 million in damages following an incident in which an electronic cigarette battery exploded in his mouth, resulting in broken teeth, a fractured jaw, and a burned hand.

During a four-day trial, the…

Woman Gets $7M Jury Award for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis

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In a legal case in Fleming County, a woman who has been battling stage four breast cancer for over eight years was granted a verdict of more than $7 million in damages.

The lawsuit claimed that a crucial diagnosis was missed, resulting in a…

Woman Injured at IHOP in Sunrise Wins Over $8M Jury Award

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A Broward County jury has issued a verdict compelling the franchisee of a local IHOP restaurant to pay $8,299,916.53 in damages to a woman who suffered injuries in a fall that occurred in 2021.

As reported on June 9, 2021, the plaintiff, a…

Family Settles for $8.5M in Psychiatric Hospital Death

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The family of a 28-year-old man has reached a wrongful death settlement involving Virginia, Henrico County, and the county's sheriff.

This young man passed away in March after being restrained by seven Henrico sheriff's deputies and three…