$229M Settlement Between Walgreens & SF Over Opioid Crisis
05/22/2023 - 18:27According to the San Francisco City Attorney, Walgreens will pay San Francisco close to $230 million to resolve a dispute about the…
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Roundup Class Action Settlement
05/22/2023 - 17:41An appeal tat tried to overturn te $39 million Roundup class action settlement, wic would include a $14 million donation to carities once…
Nevada & CVS Reach $152M Settlement In Opioid Crisis
05/20/2023 - 21:19Nevada and drugstore major CVS have negotiated a nearly $152 million settlement to be paid over the next ten years to terminate a lawsuit…
Plaintiffs Urge Appellate Revival of Zostavax Shingles Suits
05/17/2023 - 18:20Hundreds of plaintiffs have requested the federal court to reinstate their Zostavax shingles lawsuits which were earlier dismissed by the…
Vending Machines Are The Latest Tool To Combat Opioid Crisis
05/16/2023 - 18:30In order to combat the opioid crisis, vending machines that were previously used to sell snacks are now being used to offer life-saving…
FDA Disapproves 6,500 Flavored E-cigarettes From Marketing
05/14/2023 - 20:52Ten companies that combined produce and market roughly 6,500 flavored e-liquid and e-cigarette products were given marketing denial orders…
Altria To Pay $235M To Resolve Juul-related Cases
05/11/2023 - 18:54Altria Group Inc. said that it will pay $235 million to resolve at least 6,000 lawsuits alleging that it caused the adolescent vaping…
MN Gets First Opioid Treatment "Safe Station"
05/11/2023 - 18:42The number of opioid-related deaths in Minnesota has more than quadrupled since 2019, so the state's Fire Department has developed a novel…
Fentanyl-related Deaths Increased By 279% In The US
05/04/2023 - 18:54According to recently disclosed data, the number of drug overdose deaths containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl surged by 279% in the…
NH Announces Plans To Spend $6.5M From Opioid Suits
05/04/2023 - 18:11The first wave of opioid settlement funds allocated to New Hampshire will go towards programs like residential treatment and housing, peer…
WI Legislators To Accept State's Opioid Settlement Portion
05/02/2023 - 19:09Legislators in Wisconsin are prepared to accept the state's portion of a settlement resulting from a separate multistate lawsuit accusing…
Juul To Pay $23M To King County Over Vape Suit
04/27/2023 - 21:16King County's legal action against the e-cigarette manufacturer Juul will result in a settlement of more than $23 million.In a 2019 lawsuit…