CHARLESTON, W.Va.—West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the most per capita overdose deaths, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday. That brings the total West Virginia dollars brought in from opioid litigation to more than $950 million,…
West Virginia Announces $83 Million Opioid Settlement With Walgreens
Ex-VT Soccer Player to Get $100K Settlement After Defying Pro-BLM Kneel: Attorney
The attorney for former Virginia Tech soccer player Kiersten Hening said she will receive a $100,000 settlement after she alleged she was punished for refusing to kneel during the reading of a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2021, Hening filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer head coach Charles…
Capitol Report: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Arrives in DC; US Government Still Funding Wuhan Institute of Virology?
December 21, 2022
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a surprise White House visit. What does President Joe Biden announce as some Republicans question more taxpayer money sent to Ukraine? Border communities are bracing for the worst as the Biden administration’s border security plans are in limbo. Title 42—a temporary fix—is extended for now, but what’s to follow? A…
The City of Chicago Reaches $10 Million Settlement With Uber Eats
December 6, 2022
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As part of its $10 million settlement with the City of Chicago, Uber must pay millions and provide free services to Chicago restaurants that claimed they were taken advantage of by the ride-share company. The settlement resolves claims that Uber Eats and its Postmates platforms listed restaurants on their applications without the restaurant’s permission and even…
California Water District Workers Win $125,000 After Vaccine Discrimination Lawsuit
November 20, 2022
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Five months after filing a lawsuit against the Goleta Water District in Santa Barbara, attorneys have secured a six-figure award in favor of five plaintiffs resulting from the utility’s restrictive COVID-19 employee vaccine mandate. “This was fairly early on that they offered this judgment that the plaintiffs were the prevailing parties, which means they did…
California Workers Win $125,000 After Vaccine Discrimination Lawsuit
November 20, 2022
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Five months after filing a lawsuit against the Goleta Water District in Santa Barbara, attorneys have secured a six-figure award in favor of five plaintiffs resulting from the utility’s restrictive COVID-19 employee vaccine mandate. “This was fairly early on that they offered this judgment that the plaintiffs were the prevailing parties, which means they did…
Walmart Agrees to $3.1 Billion Opioid Settlement Framework
Walmart has agreed to a $3.1 billion settlement framework to resolve allegations by authorities across several states over the retailer’s contribution to the national opioid crisis. State, local, and tribal authorities accused the nation’s largest retail chain of failing to properly regulate its pharmacies’ opioid prescriptions, which led to millions of addictions and deaths across the United…
Baldwin, ‘Rust’ Producers Settle With Slain Cinematographer’s Estate
Actor Alec Baldwin and producers for the Western “Rust” have reached a settlement with the estate of the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot dead on set during filming last year, Deadline reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from Hutchins’ husband. “We have reached a settlement, subject to court approval, for our wrongful death…
Teva Pharmaceutical Expects to Start Paying US Opioid Settlement in 2023
TEL AVIV—Teva Pharmaceutical Industries expects to finalize an opioid settlement in the United States by year-end and start paying in 2023, its chief executive said on Sunday, while confirming he was unlikely to renew his contract next year. After years of negotiations, Israel-based Teva in July proposed a $4.35 billion nationwide settlement—mostly cash and partly…
Meta Reaches $37.5 Million Settlement of Facebook Location Tracking Lawsuit
Meta Platforms Inc. reached a $37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the parent of Facebook of violating users’ privacy by tracking their movements through their smartphones without permission. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed on Monday in San Francisco federal court, and requires a judge’s approval. It resolved claims that…
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