Judge Orders Owner to Demolish Packard Plant in Detroit April 8, 2022 By Corey Williams DETROIT (AP) — A judge has ordered the demolition of the deteriorating Packard auto plant in Detroit, finding that it...
Rhode Island Takes Teva to Trial in Multibillion-Dollar Opioid Case March 15, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Rhode Island is set to square off on Monday against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., as a multibillion-dollar trial begins over...
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...
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...
Trial Against Pharmacy Chains’ Opioid Sales Set to Begin October 5, 2021 By Mark Gillispie CLEVELAND (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled for Monday afternoon in Cleveland in a federal court trial to determine whether...
‘Attribution Science’ May Help Plaintiffs Push Climate Suits Ahead September 27, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Although a U.S. Supreme Court decision put an end to climate lawsuits alleging violations of the federal common law of...
Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ Covid Suit Tossed by Judge November 3, 2020 By Josh Eidelson A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of...
COVID-19 Lawsuit Takes on McDonald’s Like it Was a Rowdy Bar May 26, 2020 By Tom Hals May 26 — As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to...
Purdue Fails in Bid to Nix Public Nuisance Claim Over Opioids September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims...
Sacklers to Remain Billionaire Family If Purdue Settles Opioid Lawsuits August 29, 2019 By Tom Maloney and Jef Feeley The Sackler family — once known as global philanthropists backed by a fortune made from opioids and other drugs —...