#Judge will approve Purdue Pharma opioid deal that shields Sacklers

#Judge will approve Purdue Pharma opioid deal that shields Sacklers

“#Judge will approve Purdue Pharma opioid deal that shields Sacklers” A federal judge said Wednesday he would approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy reorganization plan, clearing a path to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits and shielding the company’s wealthy Sackler family owners from future opioid litigation. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain said that with small changes he would…

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#Boy Scouts to begin key hearing in bankruptcy case

#Boy Scouts to begin key hearing in bankruptcy case

“#Boy Scouts to begin key hearing in bankruptcy case” DOVER, Del. — Attorneys for the Boys Scouts of America are asking a Delaware judge to approve an $850 million agreement that is the foundation of the group’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy. The judge was to begin a hearing Thursday on whether to approve the…

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#Victoria’s Secret settles sex-harassment suits before spinoff

#Victoria’s Secret settles sex-harassment suits before spinoff

“#Victoria’s Secret settles sex-harassment suits before spinoff” Victoria’s Secret has settled a pair of investor lawsuits over sex harassment allegations as it gears up to be spun off into an independent, publicly traded company. The lingerie giant’s parent L Brands announced a $21 million settlement Friday that dispenses with two shareholder complaints, both of which…

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#Big 3 drug distributors, J&J reach landmark B opioid settlement

#Big 3 drug distributors, J&J reach landmark $26B opioid settlement

“#Big 3 drug distributors, J&J reach landmark $26B opioid settlement” A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark, $26 billion settlement resolving claims that the three largest US drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson helped fuel a deadly nationwide opioid epidemic. Under the settlement proposal, distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen…

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#Boy Scouts reach 0 million deal with sexual abuse victims

#Boy Scouts reach $850 million deal with sexual abuse victims

“#Boy Scouts reach $850 million deal with sexual abuse victims” The Boy Scouts of America agreed to a milestone $850 million settlement as part of a restructuring of its bankruptcy case that lawyers representing some 60,000 sex-abuse victims say will provide “meaningful compensation.” Under the deal with lawyers of multiple victims groups, the BSA would…

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#Judge approves 0M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

#Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

“#Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement” SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. U.S. District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was…

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