Kroger Will Pay $1.4 Billion to Resolve its Opioid Cases September 8, 2023 Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR), the trailblazing mass torts law firm that has marched at the forefront of the national prescription opiates addiction litigation, is pleased to announce a nationwide opioid settlement agreement with Kroger. The American retail company will pay $1.28 billion in abatement and $1.4 billion total to state and local governments across the country to […] Read More
Defective Catheter Device Lawsuits to Be Centralized August 10, 2023 The nationally recognized mass tort law firm Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) announces that the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) created a multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 3081 In Re: Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation) for Bard PowerPort lawsuits. The JPML issued a Transfer Order to centralize lawsuits alleging that the implantable catheter devices are defective, creating […] Read More
City of Cleveland Files Insulin Price Fixing Lawsuit July 28, 2023 On Monday, July 24, 2023, the City of Cleveland filed a lawsuit against drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMS). The City alleges the defendants artificially inflated the price of insulin at the expense of self-funded health plans and their members and beneficiaries. According to a release from the Cleveland Office of the Mayor, defendants […] Read More
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