U.S. Gunmakers Claim Mexico’s $10B Lawsuit Shows ‘Clash of National Values’ November 24, 2021 By Nate Raymond Gun makers including Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. on Monday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a...
Massachusetts Gig Worker Ballot Measure Backers Submit Signatures November 17, 2021 By Nate Raymond Backers of a measure that asks Massachusetts voters to treat drivers for app-based companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft...
Washington State Blames Drug Distributors in $95 Billion Opioid Trial November 16, 2021 By Nate Raymond Washington state’s attorney general on Monday argued in court that three large drug distributors’ excessive shipments of pain pills helped...
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart to Make Closing Arguments in Ohio Opioid Trial November 15, 2021 By Nate Raymond A jury is set to hear closing arguments on Monday in a trial in federal court in Cleveland focused on...
From Baby Powder to Implants: J&J’s Biggest Legal Liabilities As It Prepares to Split November 15, 2021 By Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson on Friday said it would split into two companies , hiving off its consumer health division that...
Ruling in Opioid Marketing Case a Setback for States Arguing Public Nuisance November 10, 2021 By Nate Raymond The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by the...
Judge Finds Drugmakers Not Liable in First Trial Win in Opioid Litigation November 2, 2021 By Nate Raymond A California judge on Monday said he would rule against several large counties that accused four drugmakers of fueling the...
Publicis Loses Bid to Escape Massachusetts Opioid Marketing Lawsuit November 1, 2021 By Nate Raymond A unit of French advertising company Publicis Groupe SA on Friday lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Massachusetts’...
J&J Spends $800M to Settle Most Risperdal Lawsuits November 1, 2021 By Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson said it has settled most of the lawsuits it faced by thousands of men who claimed its...
Judge Questions California Counties’ Opioid Case Against Drugmakers October 1, 2021 By Nate Raymond A California judge on Thursday said several large counties accusing four drugmakers of fueling an opioid epidemic had presented a...