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...
Big Pharmacy Chains Under Pressure to Settle Opioid Claims Before Their First Trial October 1, 2021 By Nate Raymond Four large pharmacy chains are set to face their first trial over the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, creating new pressure...
3 Largest Opioid Distributors to Pay Native American Tribe $75M to Settle Claims September 29, 2021 By Nate Raymond The three largest U.S. drug distributors will pay more than $75 million to resolve claims they fueled an opioid epidemic...
Drugmaker Endo Settles Opioid Claims by New York, Counties for $50M September 13, 2021 By Nate Raymond and Sabahatjahan Contractor Drugmaker Endo International Plc on Thursday said it has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve lawsuits by New York...
Drug Distributors Signal $26B Opioid Settlement with States to Proceed September 7, 2021 By Nate Raymond Three large U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will proceed with a proposed $26 billion settlement resolving claims...
Platforms’ Gig Worker Measure Moves Step Closer to Ballot in Massachusetts September 2, 2021 By Nate Raymond Massachusetts’ attorney general on Wednesday gave backers of a proposed ballot measure, which would define drivers for app-based companies like...
At Deadline, 6 States Had Not Joined $26B Opioid Settlements with Distributors, J&J August 24, 2021 By Nate Raymond and Tom Hals At least six U.S. states, including Georgia, have decided they will not fully sign on to a proposed $26 billion...