Bellwether Trial Of Hernia Mesh MDL Postponed Until May 2023
11/30/2022 - 19:30The United States District Judge presiding over all Bard hernia mesh lawsuits pending in the MDL (multidistrict litigation) has postponed…
Additional $130M For Massachusetts Over Opioid Crisis
11/29/2022 - 19:06As part of a multistate settlement with two pharmaceutical companies over their alleged role in the opioid crisis, Massachusetts will…
FDA Reports 260 Deaths Linked To Recalled CPAP Machines
11/27/2022 - 20:40According to federal regulators, at least 260 deaths have been linked to recalled Philips CPAP sleep apnea machines, BiPAP machines, and…
CDC’s New Opioid Guidelines Rejected By Florida
11/23/2022 - 20:40The Florida Department of Health has rejected the new CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing, citing the ongoing opioid crisis and the recent…
NY Secures $116M From Walmart’s $3.1B Opioid Settlement
11/21/2022 - 18:33New York will get $116 million from Walmart's $3.1 billion nationwide opioid settlement to settle allegations that it played a role in the…
Judge To Meet Hernia Mesh MDL's Lawyers For 2023 Trial
11/20/2022 - 17:12The United States District Judge presiding over all federal hernia mesh lawsuits involving Bard products will meet with lawyers involved in…
Study Finds Vaping Results In Long-term Addiction
11/17/2022 - 19:04Although the makers of JUUL and other popular e-cigarettes have marketed their products as safer than smoking tobacco cigarettes, a new…
FDA Issues Order To Authorize Naloxone Sale
11/16/2022 - 18:29The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice that could help increase access to opioid overdose-reversing naloxone drug…
Walmart Agreed To Pay $3.1B To Settle Opioid Lawsuits
11/15/2022 - 18:43Walmart has become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments…
Juul Secures Cash Infusion To Avoid Bankruptcy
11/11/2022 - 21:38Juul Labs Inc. has secured a cash infusion from some of its early investors to avoid bankruptcy and plans to lay off roughly one-third of…
Alabama Cities To Get $44M From Walmart Over Opioid Crisis
11/11/2022 - 18:12Alabama Attorney General informed that Walmart has agreed to a $44.2 million settlement with 270 Alabama town, city, and county governments…
Full Review Of 11th Cir. Ruling Sought By Monsanto
11/07/2022 - 20:39An Eleventh Circuit panel revised but did not overturn a previous ruling that federal law does not preempt a Georgia doctor's claim that…