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Purdue's $6B Opioid Settlement Barred By Supreme Court

Categories: Settlements

A multi-billion dollar bankruptcy deal by Purdue Pharma that would have shielded the company's Sackler family owners from civil litigation relating to the opioid crisis was…

Maryland To Receive $24M In Opioid Settlement

Categories: Settlements

Maryland has been awarded $24 million in a massive settlement with four pharmaceutical companies that have faced a slew of lawsuits over their involvement in the deadly opioid

Missouri SC Transfers 5 Herbicide Cases To St. Louis Court

Categories: General

A decision by the Missouri Supreme Court mandates that five Monsanto Roundup herbicide cases be transferred to St. Louis County for trial.

The move to have five plaintiffs'…

TUSD To Get More Settlement Money From Vape Company

Categories: General

After resolving a class action lawsuit against vaping businesses, Tucson Unified School District will soon begin to earn several million dollars.

Following a…

$30M Rewarded To The Mother Of A Boy Beaten To Death

Categories: Settlements

A jury gave $30 million to the mother of a 6-year-old kid who was murdered by a former LAUSD worker in 2019.

The defendant beat the youngster to death the day after Christmas in order to murder him. A jury awarded the boy's mother $30…

Quadriplegic Man’s Family To Get A $30M Settlement

Categories: Settlements

According to court documents, United Airlines and the family of a quadriplegic man who was put in a vegetative condition during a deplaning event have reached a $30 million settlement.

After one day of trial, a settlement with the man's…

Family Of Dead Student To Get $25M In Wrongful Death Suit

Categories: General

The family of a Dearborn Heights Annapolis High School student has now sued the school system and two district employees for wrongful death as a result of the student's suicide.

Plaintiffs in the wrongful death action brought on behalf of…

Father Of Baby Killed In Abuse Case Wins $2.6M

Categories: Settlements

A father sued the Broward Sheriff's Office for the wrongful death of his 6-month-old daughter, and a jury awarded $4.5 million in damages.

The daughter, who passed away on October 28, 2016, from blunt force trauma, was not adequately…

J&J's Bankruptcy Move To Deal Talc Suits Fails A Second Time

Categories: Drugs

Johnson & Johnson's second effort to settle tens of thousands of cases over its talc products in bankruptcy was rejected by a U.S. judge, jeopardizing…