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Family Settles for $8.5M in Psychiatric Hospital Death

Categories: Settlements

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…

Rite Aid Bankrupt Due To Sales Drop & Opioid Lawsuits

Categories: General

Rite Aid, a prominent U.S. pharmacy chain, has recently declared bankruptcy and secured $3.45 billion in fresh funding as part of its restructuring strategy in response to declining sales and legal issues related to…

Florida AG Sues Juul For Deceptive E-cigarette Marketing

Categories: General

The Florida Attorney General has initiated a lawsuit against the electronic-cigarette company Juul Labs, accusing the company of improperly marketing its products to…

GSK Resolves Zantac Cancer Claims

Categories: General

GlaxoSmithKline has recently reached a settlement agreement in California state court with four plaintiffs who had filed lawsuits related to Zantac, a heartburn drug that was recalled…

J&J Mulls Third Talc Bankruptcy

Categories: General

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is considering initiating bankruptcy proceedings for its talc unit for the third time as part of an effort to advance an $8.9 billion settlement for…

Former Pfizer Talc Supplier Files Bankruptcy

Categories: Drugs

Barrett Minerals Inc. (BMI), a former talc supplier to the cosmetics industry, has entered bankruptcy proceedings.

The company, previously owned by Pfizer until its 1992 sale,…

FDA Displeased with Philips CPAP Tests

Categories: Drugs

Federal regulators have issued an update on a Philips CPAP recall issued in 2021, saying that they are “unsatisfied” with both the status of the…

Indivior Settles Last Suboxone Monopoly Case for $385M

Categories: Drugs

Indivior Inc., a pharmaceutical company, has announced a $385 million settlement in an antitrust lawsuit related to its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone.

This settlement,…

AstraZeneca Settles Kidney Damage Lawsuits for Nexium

Categories: Drugs

AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $425 million in a settlement related to Nexium and Prilosec, two popular heartburn drugs, to resolve around 11,000 lawsuits alleging kidney injuries…

3M's Bankruptcy Attempt To Resolve Earplug Suits Rejected

Categories: Drugs

Aearo Technologies, a 3M subsidiary, was declared bankrupt by a U.S. judge, who also rejected an attempt to settle over 260,000 cases that claimed 3M…