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$10M for cancer researcher whose project was abandoned
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts Supreme Court has affirmed a multimillion-dollar verdict in favor of a cancer researcher who filed a lawsuit after Steward Health Care System cut the cord on her project.
Baltimore police department must pay settlement on behalf of officers who planted guns, falsified reports
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - The city of Baltimore and its police department are being held liable for a settlement between five former members of the department’s Gun Trace Task Force, the estate of William James and Ivan Potts, according to an April 24 court filing.
Texas Supreme Court clears Madisonville Police Department in whistleblower's wrongful termination lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas — The Supreme Court of Texas dismissed a Texas Whistleblower Act claim against the Madisonville Police Department and the City of Madisonville filed by a former police officer.
Washington Supreme Court upholds campaign violation finding against Grocery Manufacturers Association
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Supreme Court determined that the Consumer Brands Association, formerly Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), intentionally violated the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) during the 2013 election cycle.
Johnson & Johnson will appeal $572 million verdict: 'Can't sue your way out of opioid crisis'
“We are disappointed and disagree with the judge's decision. We believe it is flawed,” said attorney Sabrina Strong, a partner at O'Melveny and Myers during a press briefing after the verdict was read.
Witness list offers a preview of arguments to come in Oklahoma's big opioid trial
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Not all named witnesses will be called to testify in the two-month-long trial that is beginning its fourth week in Cleveland County Court - a trial that pits the State of Oklahoma against Johnson & Johnson over the abatement of what Oklahoma calls a man-made opioid crisis - but 10 of the more than 160 listed overlap the sides.
Tensions run high in OK opioid trial Thursday; State focuses on risk data J&J relied on
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - Tensions ran high in court Thursday as the Oklahoma opioid trial continued, with defense attorney Larry Ottoway objecting throughout the day to opposing counsel's line of questioning directed at defense witness, business director for Janssen Pharmaceuticals Kimberly Deem-Eshleman.
Smaller crowd on hand second day of Oklahoma opioid trial; Father of OD victim testifies
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman overruled several objections made by Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Pharmaceuticals (J&J) as the second day of trial unfolded in the state's pursuit of abatement in what it calls a man-made opioid crisis.
Hunter: Case is about abating 'worst' man-made crisis; J&J: Case is about damages - not abatement
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - Admitting there is a high potential for abuse in opioid medications, Johnson & Johnson attorney Larry Ottaway said during opening arguments on Tuesday that physicians prescribing its medications Nucynta and Duragesic know this risk and have to know it to be licensed.