Judge Rejects $4.5B Cash Deal to Protect OxyContin Pusher Family from Opioid Lawsuits
December 17, 2021
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Even billionaires can’t buy their way out of sweeping opioid crisis lawsuits.
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Colorado Cultivation Business Faces Neighbors in Trial Over Strong Smell
October 29, 2018
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The results of this trial could have a major impact on the cannabis industries across the U.S.
California Judge Throws Out Hmong Farmers’ Discrimination Claims
September 18, 2017
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On September 12, a federal judge in Sacramento ruled that sheriff’s deputies and other officials in Northern California’s Siskiyou County did not discriminate against Hmong
Big Pharma Legal Battles Reminiscent of Lawsuits against Tobacco Industry
July 5, 2017
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As we have often reported, there is a wave of litigation by state attorneys against opioid manufacturers and distributors, such as OxyContin billionaire owners of
Judge Rejects $4.5B Cash Deal to Protect OxyContin Pusher Family from Opioid Lawsuits
December 17, 2021
No Comments
Even billionaires can’t buy their way out of sweeping opioid crisis lawsuits.
Colorado Cultivation Business Faces Neighbors in Trial Over Strong Smell
October 29, 2018
No Comments
The results of this trial could have a major impact on the cannabis industries across the U.S.
California Judge Throws Out Hmong Farmers’ Discrimination Claims
September 18, 2017
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On September 12, a federal judge in Sacramento ruled that sheriff’s deputies and other officials in Northern California’s Siskiyou County did not discriminate against Hmong residents while carrying out marijuana enforcement operations and other investigations last year. “I am disappointed that the Court could not see how brutally my clients’ most fundamental American rights were violated,” attorney Brian Ford told
Big Pharma Legal Battles Reminiscent of Lawsuits against Tobacco Industry
July 5, 2017
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As we have often reported, there is a wave of litigation by state attorneys against opioid manufacturers and distributors, such as OxyContin billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma—often referred to as singlehandedly causing the current opioid crisis in the country. Some U.S. state attorneys general, as well as in Canada, have filed class action lawsuits against these opioid pushing companies—again, mostly
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