Employment attorney: Amazon cannot retaliate against warehouse employees participating in Prime Day strike
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Workers employed by Amazon who strike during one of its busiest periods are protected from adverse action, a Washington employment attorney said.
Closing arguments heard in the big opioid trial against Johnson & Johnson in Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - Closing arguments were heard Monday in a historic trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson created an opioid epidemic in Oklahoma as state attorneys contend, or if as defense attorneys said, the state is trying to make Johnson the fall-guy for a societal drug problem it did not create.
Attorneys for J&J again ask judge to toss case as unconstitutional as Oklahoma opioid trial nears end
NORMAL, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – As lawyers for Johnson & Johnson called their last witness on Friday in a case accusing the company of causing an opioid epidemic, they filed a motion again asking an Oklahoma judge to toss the lawsuit saying it’s unconstitutional.
Oklahoma's hired lawyers fight J&J's request to strike testimony; Witness was called a de facto member of State's legal team
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys hired by the State of Oklahoma on July 1 filed a motion asking a judge to deny a request by lawyers for Johnson & Johnson to strike the testimony of a key state’s witness in a trial accusing J&J of creating an opioid epidemic.
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White Guys facing $236K arbitration penalty
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – A Michigan man has filed a motion to confirm an arbitration award against two Texas limited liability companies and a Washington man relating to an alleged production of a film based on the book "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" by Reginald F. Lewis and Blair S. Walker.
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Insys Therapeutics to pay millions to resolve allegations surrounding promotion of opioid painkiller
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Insys Therapeutics agreed to a resolution to settle the government's separate criminal and civil investigations regarding the promotion of opioid painkiller Subsys, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on June 5. -
Federal government alleges Mallinckrodt ARD paid kickbacks in connection to drug
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – The United States filed a complaint against Mallinckrodt ARD LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the defendant violated the False Claims Act. -
Rialto Capital Management to pay $3.6 million to resolve kickback allegations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Rialto Capital Management LLC and its former affiliate have agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve claims that Rialto and Kentuckiana Medical Center (KMC) violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law and the False Claims Act. -
Heritage Pharmaceuticals charged with price fixing, will pay more than $7M to resolve criminal and civil matters
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – New Jersey-based Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. has been charged with conspiring with competitors to fix prices, rig bids and allocate customers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced May 31.
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Federal CourtStockholder alleges Anheuser-Busch artificially inflated share prices
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A city's retirement system alleges it was damaged through the purchase of a beer, alcohol and soft drink distributor's shares because the company used a scheme to deceive the market and artificially inflate prices of its American depositary shares.
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Federal CourtCollege applicants sue Key Worldwide Foundation, colleges over alleged student-athlete recruitment scheme
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Several current and former students of universities and colleges across the nation allege their applications did not receive fair consideration because of a student athlete recruitment scheme.
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Federal CourtEthicon seeks confirmation of more than $500,000 arbitration award against Texas General Hospital
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary is asking a court to approve an arbitration award of more than $500,000 in a lawsuit against two Texas medical facilities over their alleged failure to pay invoices.
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Attorneys & JudgesCalifornia court grants Johnson & Johnson subsidiary new trial after $400 million talc verdict
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson will face a new trial over claims that its talcum powder caused ovarian cancer, a California appeals court has ruled. The appeals court also affirmed a ruling voiding a verdict awarding more than $400 million against the parent company.
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Federal CourtCancer treatment center wants to block Florida law that voids non-compete agreement
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fight an attempt by a cancer treatment center company to bar state officials from enforcing a provision within a new law that outlaws certain non-compete agreements.
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Attorneys & JudgesSanta Monica lawyer fighting for more than $400K from whistleblower's settlement with Bank of America
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Santa Monica law firm that represented a whistleblowing client until late in his lawsuit against Bank of America that settled last year is asking a federal judge to toss part of an arbitrator's award for its fees and costs.
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Hot TopicsDoctor testifying for J&J won’t use the E-word in Oklahoma opioid trial
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – An Oklahoma doctor appearing as a witness for Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday under questioning by state attorneys refused to use the word “epidemic” to describe the state’s opioid crisis, but conceded opioid overdose deaths had gone up in recent years.
