Tag: Legal
Drug Makers Reach $26 Billion Deal on Opioid Lawsuits
Money to be used by communities for addiction treatment, prevention services, and other significant costs associated with the epidemic
$345 Million Settlement Proposed in EpiPen Lawsuits
Pfizer spokesperson denied any wrongdoing and said settlement was sought to avoid 'the distraction of continued litigation'
California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
California will be the third state to compensate victims of the so-called eugenics movement that peaked in the 1930s
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
President and co-owner of the New England Compounding Center received a 14.5-year sentence from a federal judge Wednesday
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping’s Harm to Teens
The company did not admit to any liability or wrongdoing in the settlement
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
Ruling did not address whether the Obama-era law can continue without a provision that requires Americans obtain insurance or pay a penalty
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Lawsuit was signed by 117 of 178 workers who were suspended last week for failure to get fully vaccinated by the hospital's deadline
American Academy of Neurology Says Police Must End Use of Neck Restraints
At a minimum, law enforcement and policymakers should classify neck restraints as a form of deadly force
Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma Files Bankruptcy Plan
Plan remakes company into a new corporation with revenue targeted exclusively at reducing the nation's opioid crisis
California Sues Country’s Largest Nursing Home Chain
Lawsuit claims nursing home company submitted false information to the ratings program