J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlementDrugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide settlement over their role in the opioid addiction crisis.
Mediator: Purdue Pharma close to reaching a new settlementWith a settlement possibly near, a judge is giving the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 16 more days of protection from lawsuits over the toll of opioids.
Oregon, among last holdout states, to join opioid agreementOregon is on the verge of signing onto a $26 billion settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson after being one of the latest holdout states to join.
Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlementThousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are on the precipice of receiving billions of dollars in the second-biggest legal settlement in U.S. history.
Public nuisance laws in opioid cases give hope to both sidesPharmacies have lost in a groundbreaking trial in Ohio over the toll of opioids, but there's no assurance the results will hold up on appeal.
N. Ireland official suing Van Morrison over COVID criticismNorthern Irelandโs health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer called him โvery dangerousโ for his handling of coronavirus restrictions.