J&J in Talks With Holdouts to $6.5 Billion Talc Settlement August 26, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth and Mike Spector Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is negotiating with plaintiffs’ lawyers who have opposed the company’s proposed settlement of...
Bankrupt Steward Health to Close Two Massachusetts Hospitals July 29, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Bankrupt hospital owner Steward Health Care will close two locations in Massachusetts after failing to find a buyer for them,...
Purdue Pharma Secures Litigation Ceasefire After Supreme Court Ruling July 10, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Purdue Pharma on Tuesday received U.S. court approval for a 60-day freeze on lawsuits against its owners, members of the...
Judge Cuts Bayer $2.25 Billion Roundup Verdict to $400 Million June 5, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday slashed a $2.25 billion U.S. verdict against Bayer to $400 million for a Pennsylvania man...
J&J Advances $6.48 Billion Settlement of Talc Cancer Lawsuits May 1, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it is moving forward with a $6.48 billion proposed settlement of tens of thousands of...
Sanofi to Settle 4,000 Zantac Cancer Lawsuits in US State Courts April 4, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Sanofi has reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 U.S. lawsuits linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to cancer,...
J&J Can Contest Evidence Linking Its Talc to Cancer, US Judge Rules March 28, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Johnson & Johnson will get a new chance to contest the scientific evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer, a federal...
Rite Aid Says It’s Close to Bankruptcy Settlement March 27, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Pharmacy chain Rite Aid has reached a settlement with its lenders, the U.S. Department of Justice, and drug supplier McKesson...
Drugmaker Endo Reaches $465M Bankruptcy Settlement With US March 1, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Bankrupt drugmaker Endo International will pay up to $465 million to settle the federal government’s law enforcement, tax, and healthcare...
New York Attorney General Triples Size of Crypto Fraud Lawsuit to $3 Billion February 14, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel and Dietrich Knauth New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group and other cryptocurrency defendants, tripling...