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Oklahoma Reaches $250M Opioid Settlement with Drug Distributors
Oklahoma has reached a $250 million settlement with AmerisourceBergen Corp ABC.N, Cardinal Health Inc CAH.N and McKesson Corp MCK.N to resolve allegations the drug distributors contributed to the opioid epidemic in the state, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor said on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Orders New Trial in Tesla Worker’s Race Bias Lawsuit
A federal judge in California on Monday ordered a new trial on the damages Tesla Inc. owes to a Black former factory worker who accused the company of race discrimination, after he turned down a $15 million award. U.S. District … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSome Cities Nix July 4 Fireworks for Shortages, Fire Dangers
PHOENIX (AP) — The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year, this time for fire concerns amid dry weather, … Source: Claims Journal
Read More4 Killed when Stands Collapse During Colombian Bullfight
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground and killing at least four people and injuring hundreds, authorities said. The disaster took place in a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDeath Toll of Children in Afghanistan Quake Rises to 155
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to at least 155, the United Nations said as the scope of the deadliest quake to hit the impoverished country in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAbortion Rights Protest in Portland Turns Destructive
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An abortion rights protest in Portland, Oregon turned destructive over the weekend, with some people marching down the street breaking windows on businesses and vehicles and scrawling graffiti, police said. Officers were monitoring the crowed but … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOpinion from Out-of-State Disability Rating Experts Inadmissible in Kentucky
Dr. Christopher Brigham website is not making an overstatement when it describes him as “one of the nation’s leading authorities on impairment and disability evaluation and management.” Brigham is the senior contributing editor for the sixth edition of the American … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Sides with Doctors Challenging Opioid Convictions
The US Supreme Court on Monday made it harder for prosecutors to win convictions of doctors accused of running “pill mills” and excessively prescribing opioids and other addictive drugs, by requiring the government to prove that defendants knew their prescriptions … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWalgreens Reaches $105M Settlement with Shareholders
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to pay $105 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading shareholders about how rising generic drug prices and reimbursement pressures would hurt its pharmacy business. The preliminary all-cash settlement was filed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLegal Clashes Await US Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs
A growing number of large US companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential criminal liability, legal … Source: Claims Journal
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