Nearly Every State is Suing Purdue Pharma Over OxyContin
Nearly every U.S. state has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, claiming the pharmaceutical company’s painkiller, OxyContin, has played a major role in the nation’s opioid epidemic. Earlier this year, the state of Oklahoma settled…
Continue ReadingMonsanto Hit With Another Lawsuit Over Roundup Cancer Link
Monsanto has been hit with another lawsuit over claims chemicals in weed killer, Roundup, causes cancer. Two daughters and the surviving spouse of a Texas man who died from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma filed a lawsuit in…
Continue ReadingLaw Firm Consolidations Continue at a Rapid Pace
Law firm consolidations continue at a rapid pace, driven mostly by deals involving larger firms acquiring smaller firms. According to Altman Weil MergerLine the volume of deals in the first quarter of 2019 continue at…
Continue ReadingBill Calling for Disclosure of Litigation Funding
Some GOP senators have reintroduced a bill that would require plaintiffs in lawsuits to disclose when they have backing from a third-party funder. The Litigation Funding Transparency Act would require disclosure of third-party litigation funding…
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