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...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Arizona Opioid Claim Against Purdue’s Owners December 9, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that...
Massachusetts Adopts Tough Ban on Flavored Vaping, Tobacco Products December 2, 2019 By Nate Raymond Massachusetts on Wednesday adopted the country’s toughest ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes,...
Judge Trims Oklahoma Opioid Penalty on J&J to $465M to Reflect Math Error November 17, 2019 By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must pay that state $465 million for fueling the opioid epidemic...
Massachusetts Sues Exxon for Misleading Investors, Consumers About Climate Change October 25, 2019 By Nate Raymond The state of Massachusetts sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday, accusing the oil giant of misleading investors and consumers for...
Several States Have Doubts About $48 Billion Opioid Settlement Offer October 24, 2019 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond Several U.S. states that have been ravaged by the opioid epidemic are pushing back on a proposed $48 billion settlement...
Update on Opioid Lawsuits Against Drugmakers, Distributors October 21, 2019 By Nate Raymond On Monday, two Ohio counties reached a last-minute settlement with four companies they accused of fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic....
Judge Calls on Big 3 Drug CEOs to Discuss Opioid Settlement October 18, 2019 By Nate Raymond The chief executives of the three largest U.S. drug distributors and a drugmaker have been summoned to appear before a...
States Suing Purdue Pharma Claim Sacklers Drew $13 Billion Profit from OxyContin October 7, 2019 By Nate Raymond OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP steered up to $13 billion in profits to the company’s controlling Sackler family, according to...