Juul Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion in Youth-Vaping Settlement December 9, 2022 By Jef Feeley Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve about 10,000 lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a...
Amazon Workers in New York City Win Partial Revival of COVID-19 Safety Lawsuit October 18, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com Inc. must face a claim that it failed to protect New York City warehouse workers and their families from...
Ohio Court Finds $101M Lead Paint Abatement Order Covered by Lloyd’s Policy September 6, 2022 By Jim Sams A court order that requires Sherwin-Williams Co. to pay $101 million into a lead paint abatement fund amounts to “damages”...
Walgreens Prescriptions Added to San Francisco’s Opioid Epidemic – Judge August 11, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Walgreens Boots Alliance contributed to the opioid epidemic in San Francisco through its sale of prescription drugs in the city,...
Judge Dismisses Delaware AG’s Suit over PCB Contamination July 13, 2022 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware Superior Court judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state’s Democratic attorney...
US Judge Finds for Three Drug Distributors in West Virginia Opioid Lawsuit July 6, 2022 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a...
Gunmakers Lose Challenge to New York law Allowing Lawsuits Against Industry May 26, 2022 By Nate Raymond A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by a group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers challenging the...
Walgreens, Teva Accused of Fueling Opioid Addiction in Quest for New Markets April 26, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Walgreens Boots Alliance and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ignored the health risks when they created new markets for opioids, a...
Walgreens, Teva Face San Francisco Trial Over Opioid Epidemic April 25, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth San Francisco will square off on Monday against Walgreens Boots Alliance and three other companies accused of fueling an opioid...
Calif. Law Bars Coverage for Lead Paint Damages, Appellate Court Rules April 22, 2022 By Jim Sams The same state court system that allowed local governments to sue lead paint manufacturers for promoting a hazardous product many...