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Opioid manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals announces $4.35B settlement with state, local governments

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Opioid manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Tuesday announced a $4.35 Teva is an Israeli multinational pharmaceutical company which manufactures prescription medication including opioids. Teva is an Israeli multinational pharmaceutical company which manufactures prescription medication including opioids.

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First plaintiff in Zantac litigation drops suit against drug manufacturers

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The first plaintiff scheduled to go to trial against drug manufacturers for the heartburn medication Zantac Tuesday dropped his suit. ranitidine) caused him to develop esophageal cancer, told the court and drug manufacturers that he intended to file a notice of voluntary dismissal. Joseph Bayer, who claimed Zantac (also known as ??ranitidine)

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Justices schedule Mexico’s suit against US gun manufacturers

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gun manufacturers, seeking to hold them liable for gun violence in Mexico. 25): Whether, in cases subject to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, prisoners have a right to a jury trial concerning their exhaustion of administrative remedies where disputed facts regarding exhaustion are intertwined with the underlying merits of their claims.

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Manufacturer Can't Get Coverage For BIPA Class Action

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An Illinois federal judge awarded a win to an insurer Monday in a suit over coverage of underlying Biometric Information Privacy Act litigation, finding a contractual exclusion prevented coverage for a machine and plastics manufacturer accused of failing to secure employee data.

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“First Circuit Allows Some of Mexico’s Claims Against Gun Manufacturers to Move Forward”

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“First Circuit Allows Some of Mexico’s Claims Against Gun Manufacturers to Move Forward”: William S. Dodge has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.” ” The post “First Circuit Allows Some of Mexico’s Claims Against Gun Manufacturers to Move Forward” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Opioid manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals announces $523M settlement with New York state

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New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday reached a $523 million settlement with opioid manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries. Commenting on the settlement, James said: I made a promise to put an end to the havoc wreaked by opioid manufacturers in New York and across the nation and to hold them accountable for the consequences.

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Justices to review novel bankruptcy maneuver in public harms litigation

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Share Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal, which will reach the Supreme Court for oral argument on Monday , is just one of many examples of recent unorthodox civil procedure maneuvers in public harms litigation. But can bankruptcy court solve a public health crisis? As William Harrington, the U.S. Trustee argues is different.