As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to consider a challenge by President Joe Biden’s administration to the legality of Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement, a contentious deal shielding the Sackler family from lawsuits over their involvement in the opioid epidemic, high-stakes debate looms in Washington. The settlement, which would grant Purdue’s wealthy Sackler family members immunity …
More than 100 hidden Bronze Age structures in the Serbian plains were revealed by satellite imagery. Discovered in 2015, remnants of the 3,000-year-old enclosures were detected by archaeologists while reviewing Google Earth photos from a 93-mile stretch (150 kilometers) of wilderness along Serbia’s Tisza River, according to a study published Nov. 10 in the journal …
AstraZeneca to Pay $425 Million in Settlement for Nexium and Prilosec Lawsuits AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $425 million to resolve lawsuits filed by consumers who experienced kidney injuries while using its heartburn medications Nexium and Prilosec. The details of the settlement have not been disclosed, but it effectively resolves the product liability claims that …
In a momentous settlement, JPMorgan Chase will pay a hefty $75 million to finally close a dark and troubling chapter in its banking history. This payment resolves a lawsuit brought against the banking behemoth by the US Virgin Islands, which accused JPMorgan of wilfully ignoring the sex trafficking of young girls orchestrated by Jeffrey …
Connecticut’s attorney general has agreed to a $25.2 million settlement with two men who spent decades in prison for murder. Their convictions were based partly on evidence presented by famed forensic scientist Henry Lee, which a judge later found to be fabricated. Ralph “Ricky” Birch and Shawn Henning were convicted in the Dec. 1, 1985, …
In a significant development, lawyers for the descendants of Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cervical cells were taken without her consent 70 years ago, have announced a settlement with a biotechnology company. The family had sued the company, accusing its leaders of profiting from a racist medical system. These cells, known as HeLa cells, …