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Oklahoma wanted decades of funding from opioid verdict, but will get only one year's worth

NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Oklahoma’s landmark verdict in its opioid case against Johnson & Johnson does not mean the company must pump billions of dollars into the state over the next 30 years, a judge ruled Friday.

By John O'Brien | Nov 15, 2019

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New York's incredible shrinking lawsuit against Exxon could mean trouble for Massachusetts

New York’s surprising decision to drop half its case against ExxonMobil in the closing arguments of a closely watched trial over climate-fraud claims was unusual and probably indicates the state never had the evidence it needed, said an experienced litigator who has handled environmental lawsuits for government clients.

Nov 15, 2019

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Fee-fight emerges in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy over paying plaintiffs firms

By Daniel Fisher | Nov 13, 2019

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Fighting has erupted among creditors in the multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, as attorneys representing individual claimants and other creditors object to paying millions of dollars in fees to private lawyers representing governmental claimants - including thousands of municipalities with federal lawsuits against the opioid industry.

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Somewhere, Tim Robbins is laughing at Philadelphia

3 days ago

"That’s like saying, ‘I want gajillion bajillion dollars!’”

'Wholly inadequate': Lawyers seek more opioid money by avoiding global settlement process

Nov 12, 2019

A proposed “negotiation class” to settle all opioid litigation by U.S. cities and counties could be in deep trouble, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit considers an appeal of the order creating the controversial class and lawyers in two states with big claims urge their clients to opt out before a Nov. 22 deadline.

Purdue Pharma gets six-month reprieve from lawsuits as legal fees explode

Nov 9, 2019

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy granted the OxyContin maker and its controlling Sackler family a six-month stay of opioid litigation as they try to negotiate a $10 billion-plus settlement of all outstanding claims.

New York scores January trial date for its opioid lawsuit

Nov 7, 2019

A New York judge has scheduled a Jan. 20 trial for opioid lawsuits by New York State and two counties, setting a short timeline for the companies to settle or face potentially crippling liability.

Plaintiffs lawyers welcome judges from litigation hotbeds to conference in Las Vegas

By John Breslin | Nov 4, 2019

LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) – Two judges involved in two of the most high-profile series of legal actions in the country were panelists at a Las Vegas conference organized by plaintiff lawyers.

Taxpayers fund 'rambling' testimony as judge looks skeptical of New York's case against Exxon

By Dan Fisher | Nov 1, 2019

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York taxpayers might want a refund on their $500,000 investment in a $1,050-an-hour expert after the judge hearing the state’s closely watched climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil repeatedly interrupted his testimony with skeptical questions about his methodology and assumptions.

Virginia TV station fights defamation lawsuit launched by criminal defense lawyer/politician

By John Breslin | Nov 1, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – A television station is asking a court to dismiss a defamation action taken by a criminal defense lawyer/politician.

New York's climate change case against Exxon seems to be annoying the judge hearing it

By Dan Fisher | Oct 30, 2019

Compounding the state’s problems is a series of courtroom miscues by its lawyers that have led Supreme Court Judge Barry Ostrager to criticize and belittle them multiple times since trial began Oct. 22.

A rundown of the cabal of lawyers, activists and public officials with an anti-Exxon agenda

By John O'Brien | Oct 29, 2019

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The ongoing trial in New York City is giving ExxonMobil another chance to show that nonprofits, private lawyers and elected officials have for years targeted the company as a scapegoat for climate change.

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LAW OFFICES OF KELLY R. REED: Millions Affected by Capital One Data Breach

By Press release submission | 21 days ago

More than 100 million are affected by the Capital One data breach, and West Virginians are among those at risk.

Indefinite suspension for Ohio judge charged with campaign violations and sexual misconduct

By Charmaine Little | Oct 25, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – A former Ohio judge accused of wrongdoing, including allegations of sexual misconduct, lost his appeal of a suspension and other consequences against him in the Ohio Supreme Court on Oct. 10.

Michigan hires private lawyers also pushing opioid cases for PFAS lawsuit

By John O'Brien | Oct 23, 2019

LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Michigan’s Dana Nessel has become the latest state attorney general to hire private lawyers to file a lawsuit over chemicals known as PFAS, setting up a tiered system to pay their contingency fee.

Opioid settlement hints at massive windfall for private lawyers who snagged government clients

By Daniel Fisher | Oct 22, 2019

CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - It was a stroke of good luck for Cuyahoga and Summit counties in Ohio that U.S. District Judge Dan Polster selected them for the first bellwether trial out of thousands of other cities and counties that are blaming the opioid industry for the nation's addiction crisis.

There's second major trial starting this week - New York v. Exxon

By Daniel Fisher | Oct 21, 2019

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - It's not only opioid week, as a high-stakes trial scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon in New York pits ExxonMobil against New York Attorney General Letitia James over claims the international oil giant downplayed the expected costs of global warming, not to investors, but to itself.

DOJ watchdog isn't impressed with the opioid 'Whistleblower'; What will jurors in historic trial think?

By John O'Brien | Oct 17, 2019

CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – Is he blowing the whistle or passing the buck? A badge-flashing, gun-toting bulldog, or an ineffective bureaucrat? Is he defined by an appearance on "60 Minutes," or the fact that trial lawyers pay him $500 for 60 minutes of his time?

After fiery hearing, Purdue Pharma gets two-week break from opioid lawsuits

By Daniel Fisher | Oct 14, 2019

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - The federal bankruptcy judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization granted the OxyContin manufacturer and its controlling Sackler family a two-week respite from opioid litigation to work on a settlement that appeases warring state attorneys general and a growing list of municipal and private plaintiffs.

Here are the names of lawyers whose TV ads are scaring and lying to viewers, according to the FTC

By John O'Brien | Oct 11, 2019

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission says lawyers and legal advertisers looking for plaintiffs to sue drug companies are making false claims in their TV ads, as well as possibly scaring viewers into stopping taking their medications.

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