Sutter Health headquarters in Sacramento, California. Following five-and-a-half years of what the California Superior Court called “contentious litigation,” Sutter Health has agreed to settle a class action antitrust case for $ 575 million. The payment amount falls within the upper range of recovery rates, according to the preliminary settlement approval. The money will be distributed… Read More »
Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Johnson & Johnson shares climbed about 3% Friday after an Oklahoma judge reduced the penalty the company must pay over the state’s opioid lawsuit from $ 572 million to $ 465 million. Immediately after the reduction, the company said it would appeal… Read More »
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must pay that state $ 465 million for fueling the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of painkillers, down from his original award of $ 572 million. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the… Read More »
7.5 million Californians are drinking water tainted with highly-toxic ‘forever chemicals,’ study finds PFAS are highly-toxic chemicals used in making products oil- or water-repellent Examples are non-stick cookware and stain-resistant fabric They nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’ because they never break down PFAS get into ground water and can buildup in the human body so even trace… Read More »
Yazmin Juárez, who testified in Congress earlier this month about her 21-month-old daughter’s death, filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking $ 40 million in damages from CoreCivic, which runs the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Juarez and her daughter, Mariee, were detained for three weeks at the 2,400-bed facility last year. Mariee died… Read More »
As the number of cancer survivors grows thanks to a growing and aging population as well as advances in treatment and early detection, the Cancer Treatment and Survivorship Statistics, 2019 report estimates that the number of people with a history of cancer living in the United States will increase from more than 16.9 million now… Read More »