N.J. Supreme Upholds Order to Reimburse Work Comp Claimant for Marijuana April 13, 2021 By Jim Sams The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a construction company to reimburse a workers’ compensation claimant for marijuana that...
Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases? March 19, 2021 By Cliff Goldstein Medical science has moved forward by leaps and bounds in recent years, and yet for too many injured workers, their...
Family Behind Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma Offers ‘Sadness’ December 18, 2020 By Geoff Mulvihill Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful...
U.S. Appeals Court Will Not Disqualify Judge in Opioid Cases or Delay Trial October 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a landmark trial over the nation’s opioid crisis, rejecting a...
Purdue’s Sackler Family Must Face Opioid Suits in New York June 25, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch The billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma LP must face a New York lawsuit claiming they triggered the U.S. opioid epidemic,...
Ohio to Consider Medical Pot for Opioid Addiction November 8, 2018 By MARK GILLISPIE An Ohio physician and medial professor believes medical cannabis should be used to treat opioid addiction in a state that...