J&J to Pay $5 Billion in Potential Opioid Settlement With States October 14, 2020 By Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will contribute up to $1 billion more to a potential settlement of lawsuits...
Court Nixes Opioid Proposal That Would Have Included Cities That Have Not Sued September 25, 2020 By Nate Raymond A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned a judge’s approval of a novel plan by lawyers representing cities and counties...
Appeals Court Weighs Harvard University Use of Race as Factor in Admissions September 16, 2020 By Nate Raymond A federal appeals court on Wednesday will consider whether Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants in a closely-watched case that...
U.S. Court Upholds State Tax on Drugmakers to Defray Opioid Crisis Costs September 15, 2020 By Nate Raymond A federal appeals court on Monday cleared the way for New York state to collect about $200 million from drug...
Judge Nixes 7% Plaintiffs Attorneys’ Fee on Opioid Settlements July 28, 2020 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond A federal judge overseeing thousands of opioid lawsuits declined on Monday to grant a demand by plaintiffs attorneys for fees...
Indivior to Pay $600M to Settle Claims of Deceptive Marketing of Opioid Treatment July 27, 2020 By Nate Raymond Indivior Plc has agreed to pay $600 million and have a subsidiary plead guilty to a felony charge to resolve...
Listeria-Related Charges Against Ex-Blue Bell Creameries President Dismissed July 16, 2020 By Nate Raymond A federal judge has dismissed charges against the former president of Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries, who U.S. prosecutors said concealed...
Utility to Pay $56 Million to Resolve Deadly Massachusetts Gas Blasts Probe July 6, 2020 By Nate Raymond NiSource Inc. will pay $56 million to resolve a probe into Massachusetts gas explosions in 2018 linked to a utility...
Texas Creamery Blue Bell to Plead Guilty, Pay $19M over Listeria Outbreak May 4, 2020 By Nate Raymond Texas-based ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries has agreed to pay $19.35 million and plead guilty to charges that it...
Opioid Firms Warn Lawyers’ Bid for 7% Fee Jeopardizes Settlement February 28, 2020 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson and other drug companies facing thousands of lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic have warned...