Opponents Ask Supreme Court to Halt Harvard’s Use of Race in Admissions February 26, 2021 By Nate Raymond Opponents of policies used by universities to increase their numbers of Black and Hispanic students asked the U.S. Supreme Court...
McKinsey to Pay $573 Million to States to Settle Opioid Claims February 4, 2021 By Nate Raymond Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay at least $573 million to resolve claims by 40-plus U.S. states...
Court Upholds Harvard’s Use of Race in Admissions; Opponents Eye Supreme Court November 13, 2020 By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvard University’s use of race in undergraduate admissions, rejecting a challenge by affirmative...
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...