The U.S. government accused Walmart Inc. of fueling a nationwide opioid crisis by ignoring warnings from its own pharmacists that the chain wasn’t properly set up to screen painkiller prescriptions in violation of federal regulations.
The complaint filed Tuesday in Delaware comes two months after ...
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Defective Drugs
Sacklers Face Furious Questions in Rare Testimony on Opioid Epidemic
Members of Congress on Thursday hurled withering comments and furious questions at two members of the billionaire Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, seeking to use a rare public appearance to extract admissions of personal responsibility for the deadly opioid epidemic as ...
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The Sacklers’ Last Poison Pill
The opioid crisis remains one of America’s deadliest public health disasters. Victims demand answers about how it happened and who was responsible.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform seemed poised to address a facet of the crisis with a hearing this coming Tuesday on the role of Purdue ...
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Bankruptcy judge OKs federal settlement with Purdue Pharma
[By GEOFF MULVIHILL]
Proposed settlements between the federal government and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners cleared a major legal hurdle Tuesday when a bankruptcy judge said they could move ahead.
Last month, the company agreed to an $8.3 billion civil settlement with the U.S. ...
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Purdue’s massive opioid settlement is tangled in a bankruptcy court fight
By: BLOOMBERG
Purdue Pharma’s massive settlement over claims that it helped spark the opioid crisis is facing pushback in federal court, creating a potential stumbling block for the landmark deal.
Purdue has agreed to plead guilty to three felonies and pay $8.3 billion to settle federal ...
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PRESCRIPTION IS NOT WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
The most important decision our clients make often occurs before we’ve ever met them. It is to determine when they seek out legal counsel on an issue of harm. Whether a person decides to call an attorney may seem like the first of many steps in vindicating their rights — and it is — but waiting too ...
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Injuries after a Medication Is Approved by the FDA
Once the FDA puts its stamp of approval on a prescription or over-the-counter medication, it’s completely safe to use, right? Wrong. Even after a substance has passed all of the clinical safeguards, adverse reactions may still show up later. These should be reported to the FDA, and a defective drug ...
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Dangerous Diabetes Drugs, FDA Warns
We hear the long list of possible side effects of certain FDA-approved drugs on TV commercials so often that we become insensitive to the seriousness of the issue of dangerous drugs.
There’s a real threat out there according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and people with Type 2 ...
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$417 Million Talc Verdict
On August 21, 2017, a California jury ordered Johnson and Johnson (J&J) to pay $417 million to a woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after decades of using J&J’s talc products for feminine hygiene. It is the largest award so far, in a talcum powder lawsuit. Previously, J&J lost ...
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Actemra Fails to Warn of Dangerous Side Effects
Stag Liuzza is evaluating potential Actemra lawsuit filings on behalf of individuals who suffered serious complications allegedly related to its use, including heart attacks, heart failure, stroke, lung disease, and death.
Actemra (tocilizumab) is prescribed to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ...
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