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
$500 Million Opioids Settlement Secured from Walgreens June 13, 2023 Heavy-hitter mass torts law firm Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) proudly announced a $500-million settlement agreement with Walgreens, the pharmaceutical giant accused of recklessly dispensing opioids and, in so doing, facilitating the State of New Mexico’s opioid crisis. “The New Mexico settlement is one of the largest separate settlements ever obtained from a single opioid defendant […] Read More
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