Trial Date Set in Wrongful Death Case Involving Charlie and Braden Powell
A trial date was recently set for a wrongful death case involving the deaths of Susan Powell’s sons, Charlie and Braden.
Lawsuits & Litigation
Polster Considers Lawyers Proposal for Consolidated Opioid Litigation
Judge Dan Polster considers a recommended strategy for bring all locales into consolidated litigation.
M2, Day & Zimmerman Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit with Former Pregnant Employee
A pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc. and Sunrise Beach Corporation, doing business as M2 Services Corporation recently settled for $125K.
Boy Scouts Hit with More Sex Abuse Lawsuits in New York
Nine lawsuits have been filed. Attorneys are demanding that the Scouts release its internal “predator” list, which names more than 7,800 problematic scoutmasters and volunteers.
Student Says Illinois High School’s Security Guards Having Sex with Students
Some staff allegedly knew about the guard’s relationship with a student but never reported it.
Amgen’s Enbrel Patents Upheld, Copycat from Novartis Denied
Amgen’s drug patent upheld and Novartis’s copycat version is denied.
Does Roundup Weed Killer Cause Cancer?
The suits keep stacking up against Monsanto. The question: Does Roundup weed killer cause cancer?
Cathy Woods, the Longest-Serving Wrongfully Convicted Woman in U.S. History, Sues Nevada
Woods spent 35 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit–time taken by a confession which was coerced by detectives while Woods was committed in a psychiatric hospital.
Class Action Blasts Trump Administration & ICE for Poor Medical Care in Immigration Detention Centers
Plaintiffs say they’ve lost eyes, been denied critical surgeries and suffered brain parasites in ICE custody.
California Seeks to Stop Pay-to-delay Generic Drug Agreements
Three of the top pharmaceutical companies have entered agreements to pay the state of California nearly $70 million to settle allegations that they “delayed drugs to keep prices high” according to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Most of the funds will come from Teva Pharmaceuticals ($69 million) for paying to delay a generic for Provigil,