Judge Lets Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Proceed May 4, 2022 By Ken Miller An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new...
Ohio Jury Finds Major Pharmacy Chains Fueled Opioid Crisis November 24, 2021 By Jef Feeley A Cleveland jury concluded Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. helped create a public-health crisis by...
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...
Workers’ Lawsuit Against McDonald’s Seeks Safety Measures, Not Damages May 26, 2020 By Tom Hals As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy...
New York AG Tells Court Opioid Crisis Damage ‘Dwarfs’ Drugmakers’ Resources October 8, 2019 By Erik Larson The public cost of coping with the opioid crisis in the U.S. “dwarfs” the combined resources of the companies sued...
Why J&J Opioid Lawsuit Could Mean Real Culprits Are Let Off the Hook: Viewpoint August 28, 2019 By Joe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion In 1977, after an electrical fire destroyed the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, killing 165 people, a plaintiffs’...
Other Opioid Lawsuit Plaintiffs Welcome Oklahoma Ruling Affirming Public Nuisance August 27, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin While some Johnson & Johnson investors were relieved that the company’s $572 million penalty for fueling Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic wasn’t...
Major J&J Opioid Ruling Expected Monday Out of Oklahoma August 22, 2019 By Nate Raymond An Oklahoma judge will rule on Monday on whether Johnson & Johnson should be held liable in a lawsuit by...
Closely-Watched Oklahoma Public Nuisance Case Over Opioids Now in Judge’s Hands August 1, 2019 By Nate Raymond Oklahoma’s attorney general on Wednesday made his final bid to force Johnson & Johnson to pay $17 billion for its...
California Settles 19-Year Old Public Nuisance Claim Against Lead Paint Makers July 18, 2019 By Joshua Schneyer When Californian counties and cities first sued paint makers in 2000, they wanted the companies to pay billions to remove...