Facing Purdue Owners Brings Pain, Closure for Opioid Victims March 14, 2022 By Jennifer Peltz and Geoff Mulvihill NEW YORK (AP) — Kara Trainor composed herself, looked into a camera and began to speak to the drugmakers she...
Purdue Pharma Judge Overrules DOJ to Approve $6B Opioid Settlement March 10, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy on Wednesday approved a $6 billion opioid settlement funded by its Sackler family owners,...
Judge Asked to End Prince Andrew Sex Abuse Lawsuit March 9, 2022 By Larry Neumeister NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Prince Andrew and an American woman who accused him of sexually abusing her when...
Judge Approves Fix to Stem Race Bias in NFL Concussion Deal March 7, 2022 By Maryclaire Dale Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to...
Purdue Pharma, US States Agree to New Opioid Settlement March 4, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill and John Seewer OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis that includes virtually...
Air Pollution Settlement Will Average $3,500 per Household March 4, 2022 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Precision Castparts Corp. has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused...
J&J, Distributors Finalize $26B Landmark Opioid Settlement February 28, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid...
Insurers for Law Firm, Engineers in Collapsed Condo Settle with Victims’ Families February 25, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff Insurers for an engineering firm overseeing major repairs at the collapsed Surfside condominium and for a law firm that advised...
Double-Booked Surgeries Lead to $14.6 Million Settlement February 22, 2022 BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts General Hospital will pay $14.6 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged overbilling for double-booked surgeries...
Viewpoint: Satisfying Policy Retentions or Deductibles with Other People’s Money February 22, 2022 By Nicholas A. Bonaminio and Matthew A. Chiricosta Simply stated, insurance policy deductibles or retentions are a dollar threshold that must be satisfied before an insurer will pay...