Newsroom category: Government News

National and State Opioid Settlements: Trailblazer Law Firm in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation Tells Its Story

June 13, 2023

Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR), the heavy-hitter mass torts law firm that has marched at the forefront of the national prescription opiates addiction litigation brought by a consortium of law firms nationwide, is pleased to announce a nationwide opioid settlement agreement with pharma companies that caused a national addiction crisis. Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Teva, and Allergan […]

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Pensacola Law Firm Scores Major Victory in Fight to Clean Up PFAS in Water

June 2, 2023

Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) law firm announced today that a national settlement has been reached between Dupont, Chemours, and Corteveva and the Plaintiffs Executive Committee in the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation for $1.185 billion. Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA), which supplies drinking water to more than 180,000 customers throughout Escambia County and Pensacola, […]

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Lake County, Ill. Sues Insulin Manufacturers and PBMs for Insulin Pricing Scheme

May 13, 2023

Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) law firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lake County, Illinois, alleging that drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit manufacturers (PBMs) engaged in an “unfair and deceptive conspiracy” to orchestrate an insulin pricing scheme. The scheme created a “best of both worlds scenario” for its creators while inflating insulin prices in the […]

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