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....
J&J Unit Proposes Independent Exam If It Remains in Bankruptcy February 23, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth, Tom Hals and Mike Spector A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary proposed on Friday that it would submit to an independent examination of the corporate restructuring...
J&J Defends Baby Powder Bankruptcy Strategy Cancer Plaintiffs Call ‘Rotten’ February 15, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary came under attack in court on Monday for attempting to use the bankruptcy process to...