Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Walmart’s Opioid Sales June 29, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart WMT.N improperly filled prescriptions and failed to...
U.S. Supreme Court Again Nixes Bayer Challenge to Weedkiller Suits June 27, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected another Bayer AG bid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes...
Opioid Distributors Reach $518M Settlement with Washington May 3, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Washington has reached a $518 million settlement with drug distributors McKesson Corp MCK.N, AmerisourceBergen Corp ABC.N and Cardinal Health CAH.N,...
Judges Skeptical as Purdue Seeks Revival of Sackler Liability Shield in Bankruptcy Deal May 2, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect members of...
Walgreens, Drugmakers Blame Others For San Francisco’s Opioid Crisis April 27, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O and other defendants on Tuesday said they were not to blame for the opioid...
Rhode Island Reaches $107M Opioid Settlements With Teva and Allergan March 22, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel and Dietrich Knauth Rhode Island’s attorney general on Monday announced settlements he valued at $107 million against the drugmakers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and...
Purdue Pharma Judge Overrules DOJ to Approve $6 Billion Opioid Settlement March 21, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy has approved a $6 billion opioid settlement funded by its Sackler family owners, overruling...
Trial Against Teva Begins in Rhode Island Multibillion-Dollar Opioid Case March 15, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Nate Raymond Rhode Island is set to square off on Monday against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., as a multibillion-dollar trial begins over...
Purdue Pharma Judge Overrules DOJ to Approve $6 Billion Opioid Settlement March 10, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy on Wednesday approved a $6 billion opioid settlement funded by its Sackler family owners,...
Judge Greenlights J&J Strategy to Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Court February 28, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals Johnson & Johnson can use the bankruptcy system to resolve multibillion-dollar litigation claiming its talc products cause cancer, a U.S....