Teva Pharm May Pay as Much as $3.6 Billion in US Opioid Settlement February 9, 2022 By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM — Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Wednesday it was bracing to pay as much as $3.6 billion in cash...
Drug Distributors, J&J to Pay $59M to Settle US Tribes’ Opioid Claims February 1, 2022 By Nate Raymond The three largest U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson have agreed to pay $590 million to resolve claims...
Delaware Supreme: Insurers Have No Duty to Defend Rite Aid Against Opioid Lawsuits January 11, 2022 By Claims Journal staff Chubb Ltd. has no duty to defend Rite Aid Corp. against lawsuits filed by two Ohio counties that allege the...
In Reversal, Georgia Joins $26 Billion US Opioid Settlement January 7, 2022 By Nate Raymond The state of Georgia has decided to join a proposed $26 billion nationwide settlement resolving lawsuits alleging that three large...
Teva Fueled Opioid Addiction in New York, Jury Finds December 30, 2021 By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK–Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found on Thursday, a setback for...
Cities Wracked by Opioids Close to Getting $26B Settlement December 15, 2021 By Andrew Selsky McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP)–The opioid epidemic blew into this picturesque Oregon town like a toxic wind, leaving overdoses, addiction, homelessness and...
AbbVie Unit Settles New York Opioid Case For $200M as Trial Winds Down December 8, 2021 By Brendan Pierson Drugmaker AbbVie Inc agreed to pay $200 million to settle claims by New York that it helped fuel an epidemic...
New Mexico to Join Nationwide Opioid Settlement With Drug Distributors December 8, 2021 By Nate Raymond New Mexico has agreed to join a proposed nationwide settlement worth up to $21 billion resolving claims that the three...
Sackler Family Says Billions Collected From Purdue Not Abuse Of Bankruptcy Law December 7, 2021 By Maria Chutchian Members of the Sackler family on Monday said billions of dollars they collected from Purdue Pharma before the company filed...
Washington Seeks Over $38 Billion From Opioid Distributors November 16, 2021 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE (AP) — Having rejected a half-billion-dollar settlement offer, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is taking the state’s case against...