by Grace | Sep 14, 2022 | addiction lawsuit, johnson johnson lawsuit, opioid lawsuit
New Hampshire announced that it agreed to a $40.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson for the company’s opioid marketing in the state. The state’s attorney general’s office chose not to join the opioid settlement back in February in which J&J and three...
by Grace | Aug 16, 2022 | addiction lawsuit, opioid lawsuit
On August 10, 2022, Judge Charles R. Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California found the pharmaceutical chain Walgreens responsible for contributing to the opioid epidemic in San Francisco. Judge Breyer determined that Walgreens failed...
by Grace | May 15, 2022 | addiction lawsuit, opioid lawsuit
Prescriptions for opioids skyrocketed in the 1990s as pharmaceutical companies maintained that patients would not become addicted to opioid pain relievers. Healthcare providers prescribed opioids in massive doses, leading to abuse of both prescription and...
by Grace | Aug 13, 2021 | addiction lawsuit, opioid lawsuit, Uncategorized
Daily, there is something in the news regarding the opioid epidemic that the U.S. is facing. For years this has been a growing issue, affecting thousands of people. But who is to blame? There are multiple lawsuits for several reasons against companies the public...
