OxyContin Maker’s Settlement Goes to Judge for Confirmation August 13, 2021 By Geoff Mulvihill Purdue Pharma’s quest to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin and its other prescription opioid painkillers is...
California City Agrees to $6M Settlement in Man’s Death August 12, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California city agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit with the...
Zoom Reaches $85M Settlement Over User Privacy, ‘Zoombombing’ August 2, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Zoom Video Communications Inc. agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it...
Drugmakers, Pharmacies Next Targets for US Opioid Settlements July 21, 2021 By Bryce Covert NEW YORK — With a $26 billion nationwide settlement in sight over claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors...
Final Settlement for Brazil’s Samarco Dam Disaster Could Reach $19 B, Governor Says July 20, 2021 By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO — A definitive settlement with miner Samarco and owners, BHP Group and Vale SA, for the damage...
Drug Distributors Settle New York Opioid Claims for Up to $1.18 Billion July 20, 2021 By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) – The three largest U.S. drug distributors agreed mid-trial to pay up to $1.18 billion...
James Franco Settles for $2.2M in School Sex Misconduct Suit July 2, 2021 By Andrew Dalton LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Franco and his co-defendants agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he...
Yabba Dabba Dispute Resolved. Fred Flintstone Can Stay June 29, 2021 HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. (AP) — Fred Flintstone fought the law — and he won. Technically, the owner of the fanciful Flintstones...
J&J Agrees to Pay $230 Million to Settle New York Opioid Claim June 28, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims...
Centene Reserves $1.1 Billion for Pharmacy Disputes June 16, 2021 By John Tozzi Centene Corp. agreed to pay settlements to Ohio and Mississippi to resolve claims that it inflated pharmacy costs, and the...