Civil suits filed by three states accuse pharmaceutical distributors of flooding the country with opioids while devising systems to evade regulators. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/health/opioids-lawsuits-distributors.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Opioid Sales Reps Swarmed New York at Height of Crisis
New disclosures in the New York attorney general’s lawsuit detail the massive sales efforts of Purdue Pharma and other companies. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/health/opioids-sacklers-new-york-purdue.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
‘I Don’t Want to Stay Here’: Half a Million Live in Flood Zones, and the Government Is Paying
About 450,000 government-subsidized households are in flood plains, a risk that is growing more urgent in the era of climate change.
Devin Nunes Sues Newspaper Company, Alleging ‘Character Assassination’
The congressman from California, who sued Twitter last month, is now seeking $150 million in a defamation lawsuit over an article in The Fresno Bee. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/us/politics/devin-nunes-fresno-bee-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Sandy Hook Families Want to Hobble the Gun Industry With Tactics From Tobacco Litigation
Experts have compared the case to litigation brought against the tobacco industry, which uncovered wrongdoing and reshaped public sentiment. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/sandy-hook-gun-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Texas Prison Won’t Give Inmate With Allergies a Cotton Blanket, Lawsuit Says
Calvin Weaver, 73, claims that prison system employees violated his civil rights by ignoring his complaints for years. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/us/texas-inmate-wool-allergy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
7 Women Suing Bill Cosby Reach Settlement in Defamation Case
The women had sued the entertainer, who is now in prison, after his representatives accused them of lying about their claims of sexual assault. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/arts/television/cosby-defamation-lawsuit-settlement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
House Adds Lawsuit to Challenges Against Trump’s Emergency Declaration
The House will formally file a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, joining several others. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/politics/national-emergency-act-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
N.Y. Attorney General Sues Manhattan Stem Cell Clinic, Citing Rogue Therapies
Echoing F.D.A. concerns, the state’s top prosecutor accused Park Avenue Stem Cell of charging thousands of dollars for unproven, unregulated treatments. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/health/stem-cells-lawsuit-new-york.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
A Teacher Is Fired Over a Topless Selfie, Stirring a Debate Over Gender Equity
Lauren Miranda, 25, was fired from a Long Island school after a student obtained a topless selfie she said she had sent to a teacher she had dated. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/nyregion/teacher-selfie.html?partner=rss&emc=rss