Iowa: Husband Eligible for Work Comp Death Benefits Despite Separation April 11, 2023 By Jim Sams The husband of a deceased worker is not ineligible for workers’ compensation death benefits merely because he no longer lived...
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...
Insurer Must Defend Against Lawsuit Over Drug Overdose, Despite Exclusion December 3, 2021 By Jim Sams An insurer must defend its policyholders against a lawsuit that alleges their drug-dealer son caused the overdose death of a...
Billionaire Sacklers Don’t Deserve Bankruptcy Shield, States Say March 16, 2020 By Erik Larson Two dozen U.S. states urged a bankruptcy judge to let them revive their stalled lawsuits against the billionaire owners of...
Sackler Family Accused in New Claim of Causing Opioid Crisis March 22, 2019 By Jef Feeley The billionaire family that owns opioid-maker Purdue Pharma LP has been accused in a new lawsuit of causing the nationwide...
Overdoses, Falls Top Causes of Accidental Deaths Each Year June 14, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN Accidents are killing more Americans each year, increasingly from overdoses and falls. A new report from the National Safety Council...
Texas Couple Sue Nebraska Hospital Over Child’s Death June 17, 2011 By MARGERY A. BECK The parents of a child who died last year at Nebraska Medical Center after an overdose of blood thinner have...