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California sues e-cigarette maker Juul over ads and sales
California is suing the nation's biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging Juul Labs deliberately targeted teenagers with its early marketing campaigns.
Nov 18, 2019
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J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, which support women's sagging pelvic organs.
Oct 17, 2019
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Chaotic talks show challenge of reaching opioid settlement
For months, the judge overseeing national litigation over the opioids crisis urged all sides to reach a settlement that could end thousands of lawsuits filed by state and local governments.
Sep 13, 2019
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Some states say they'll keep fighting Purdue Pharma in court
Courtroom showdowns still face OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the family that owns it, the Sacklers.
Sep 12, 2019
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A Purdue bankruptcy would make opioids cases even messier
State and local governments have sought billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma as a way to hold the company and the family that owns it accountable for the nation's opioid epidemic, a potential payout that is now clouded ...
Sep 8, 2019
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Juul Labs facing scrutiny from federal and state officials
E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing a mounting number of state and federal investigations into its marketing and sales practices, as a top Trump administration official pledged Friday to use all of the government's regulatory ...
Aug 30, 2019
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New Jersey's medically assisted suicide law put on hold
A New Jersey judge put a temporary hold on a new law allowing terminally ill patients to seek life-ending drugs.
Aug 15, 2019
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Israeli drugmaker Teva to pay Oklahoma $85 mn in opioid suit
Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva agreed on Sunday to pay the US state of Oklahoma $85 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of fueling the state's opioid epidemic, Oklahoma's attorney general said.
May 27, 2019
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Brazil sues tobacco companies to recover public health costs
Brazil's attorney general's office is suing multinational tobacco companies to recover costs by the public health care system in treating smoking-related illnesses—the first lawsuit of its kind in Latin America.
May 23, 2019
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Massachusetts sues opioid maker, executives over drug crisis
Massachusetts sued the maker of prescription opioid painkiller OxyContin and its executives on Tuesday, accusing the company of spinning a "web of illegal deceit" to fuel the deadly drug abuse crisis while boosting profits.
Jun 12, 2018
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