Purdue Pharma Judge Overrules DOJ to Approve $6 Billion 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 Greenlights J&J Strategy to Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Court February 28, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals Johnson & Johnson can use the bankruptcy system to resolve multibillion-dollar litigation claiming its talc products cause cancer, a U.S....
J&J Unit Proposes Independent Exam If It Remains in Bankruptcy February 23, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth, Tom Hals and Mike Spector A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary proposed on Friday that it would submit to an independent examination of the corporate restructuring...
Gunmaker Remington to Pay $73M to Settle Liability Claims With Sandy Hook Families February 15, 2022 By Tom Hals and Brendan O'Brien Remington Arms will pay $73 million to the families of five adults and four children killed in the Sandy Hook...
Sacklers Close to Agreement Increasing Opioid Settlement in Purdue Bankruptcy February 3, 2022 By Tom Hals and Mike Spector Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma LP are nearing an agreement to boost their more than $4...
Employers Fear Long-Term Liability From ‘Take-Home’ COVID-19 Lawsuits January 24, 2022 By Tom Hals As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood...
Employers Fear Long-Term Liability From ‘Take-Home’ COVID-19 Lawsuits January 12, 2022 By Tom Hals As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood...
Second California Jury Sides With Bayer in Roundup Cancer Case December 10, 2021 By Tom Hals A California jury found that Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller was not the cause of a woman’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Bayer said on...
Update on Court Challenges to Biden Covid Vaccine Rules December 2, 2021 By Tom Hals Courts have recently blocked some of the Biden administration’s rules and regulations aimed at increasing U.S. vaccination against COVID-19, which...
U.S. Asks Appeals Court to Lift Stay on COVID Vaccine Mandate or Allow Mask Rule November 23, 2021 By Tom Hals The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine...