No Bankruptcy Shield For 3M In Combat Earplug Lawsuits
08/30/2022 - 15:17A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that the bankruptcy of a subsidiary did not prevent lawsuits against the non-bankrupt parent business, 3M Co.,…
Zimmer's Appeal On $3.5M Hip Implant Suit Verdict Rejected
08/29/2022 - 13:30An appeal from Zimmer Biomet to request a new trial following a $3.5 million hip implant lawsuit judgment was rejected by a U.S. Court of…
Rhode Island Jury Hears Closings In First Hernia Mesh Trial
08/26/2022 - 10:12A Rhode Island jury heard closing arguments in the first state court trial involving allegedly faulty hernia mesh implants.The trial, which…
19 IL Counties Sue Major Drugstore Chains Over Opioid Crisis
08/24/2022 - 11:57Nineteen Illinois counties, including five of the six in the Chicago area, are suing some of the biggest drugstore chains in the country on…
3M Awaits Chapter 11 Ruling To Resolve Several Litigations
08/23/2022 - 13:17This week, before a federal judge in Indianapolis, the 3M Co.'s attempt to prevent jury trials of more than 230,000 cases accusing it of…
Uninsured Americans May Find Naloxone Expensive
08/22/2022 - 12:39According to a recent RAND Corporation study, many uninsured Americans find it prohibitively expensive to purchase the opioid antidote…
Walmart, CVS, Walgreens To Pay $650M Over Opioid Crisis
08/19/2022 - 14:52After a jury held the owners of CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies responsible for fueling the opioid epidemic, a federal judge in Ohio…
Veteran's Bid To Stop 3M From Exiting Earplug Liability MDL
08/18/2022 - 13:29Two U.S. military veterans have submitted separate motions and arguments to block 3M from using Chapter 11 bankruptcy to settle the Combat…
Plaintiff In First Zantac Lawsuit To Withdraw The Case
08/17/2022 - 13:47According to the plaintiff's lawyer and the drugmakers identified as defendants in the first lawsuit involving the heartburn medication…
Hawaii Announces Plans To Spend $78M Opioid Settlement
08/16/2022 - 14:28State and local authorities announced strategies for using Hawaii's $78 million part of a national settlement with pharmaceutical…
J&J To Stop Baby Powder Sales In 2023
08/12/2022 - 14:24Johnson & Johnson announced on Thursday that it will cease selling talc-based baby powder internationally in 2023, more than two years…
Judge Holds Walgreens Liable For Opioid Crisis San Francisco
08/11/2022 - 14:05Walgreens can be held accountable for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, because the…