Jury Finds Insys Founder, Execs Guilty of Racketeering in Opioid Sales May 3, 2019 By Janelle Lawrence, Riley Griffin and Jef Feeley Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor was convicted of a racketeering conspiracy that drove sales of a highly addictive opioid...
U.S. Charges New York Drug Firm Executives with Opioid Distribution Conspiracy April 24, 2019 By Christian Berthelsen and Jef Feeley Federal prosecutors unveiled the first criminal charges against pharmaceutical executives for illegally diverting opioids, accusing the former chief executive officer...
J&J Asks Federal Court to Assume Baby Powder Lawsuits from State Courts April 23, 2019 By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Jef Feeley and Steven Church Johnson & Johnson wants a federal judge to take over more than 2,000 baby-powder lawsuits it faces instead of allowing...
Jury Sides with J&J in Latest Talcum-Cancer Claim April 8, 2019 By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Sarah Favot and Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson won the latest trial over claims its iconic baby powder can cause cancer, as a jury in...
Opioid Trial Winds Down; Insys Execs Deny Bribing Doctors, Duping Insurers April 5, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Janelle Lawrence A U.S. prosecutor portrayed Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor and other former executives as greedy and heartless during closing...
Oklahoma Alters Suit Against Opioid Drugmakers Before Trial April 5, 2019 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg and Jef Feeley The state of Oklahoma narrowed its case against drug makers including Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Allergan...
Family Behind Purdue Pharma Facing Second Suit Over Role in Opioid Crisis March 21, 2019 By Jef Feeley The billionaire family that owns opioid-maker Purdue Pharma LP has been accused by local governments in a new lawsuit of...
CBS Settles $1.25M Investor Lawsuit over ‘Improper’ Redstone Compensation March 18, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Lucas Shaw CBS Corp. directors agreed to settle for $1.25 million investors’ claims that network owner Sumner Redstone received millions of dollars...
Anthem, Cigna in Court Battles Over Failed Merger February 25, 2019 By Jef Feeley and David McLaughlin There’s no dispute that a $48.9 billion merger announced in 2015 between health insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. imploded...
J&J Reported to Settle Most Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits February 5, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Tom Korosec Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest maker of health-care products, has agreed to settle the bulk of consumers’ lawsuits alleging...