Drug distributor McKesson Corp. has agreed to pay $37 million to resolve claims brought by West Virginia officials that the company helped fuel the opioid epidemic, the two sides said Thursday. The deal resolves one piece of opioid-related liability for McKesson but leaves open many more. The San Francisco-based distributor is among roughly two dozen companies up and down the drug supply chain …
A West Virginia judge has granted HBO and John Oliver’s request to have a defamation suit against them dismissed, according to The Hill. The case in question was brought against Oliver by coal CEO Bob Murray, who the comedian heavily mocked on a 2017 installment of his HBO series, Last Week Tonight. Murray threatened to sue Oliver for his comments’ which ranged from accusations …
Kanye West scored a legal victory against the insurer behind his short-lived “Saint Pablo” tour, which the rapper canceled following a mental breakdown. Lloyd’s of London finally agreed to pay the majority of West’s policy, according to TMZ. The company initially refused to pay up because they believed the star’s breakdown was brought upon by alleged marijuana use.
Usher’s herpes accuser in Georgia, Laura Helm, insisted she ONLY had protected sex with him — even though she claimed otherwise in her $20 million lawsuit … but she had a good reason for lying, according to her attorney. TMZ obtained a recording of Helm on the phone telling a male friend she had no plans to sue Usher after finding out he allegedly has herpes. She said Usher had always worn a …
It’s been rumored that JAY-Z and Kanye West’s friendship is no longer as strong as it used to be, with signs pointing to a major rift between the two. Now, adding fuel to the fire, TMZ reports that West is leaving Tidal over a $3 million dispute. Sources tell the site that West’s lawyer sent a letter to Tidal about a month ago, stating that the company was in breach and that West’s contract …
A class action lawsuit now pending in Chicago’s federal courts could imperil the ability of schools to instantly send out voice and text messages and emails to parents, students and the community to inform them of emergency situations and other school-related matters, according to one company that specializes in providing schools with such messaging services. And should such services disappear, …
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Late Monday afternoon, U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver made public the “term sheets” in tentative class-action settlements with West Virginia American Water Co . and Eastman Chemical Co . aimed at resolving litigation over the role both companies played in the water crisis that followed the Jan. 9, 2014, chemical spill at Freedom Industries.
Two companies targeted in a class-action lawsuit in connection with the 2014 chemical spill and water emergency that impacted approximately 300,000 residents in parts of nine West Virginia counties have agreed to pay $151 million in damages. Details of the settlements by the plaintiffs with West Virginia American Water Company and Eastman Chemical were released Monday …
Hundreds of thousands of Kanawha Valley residents, businesses and workers will receive up to $151 million in compensation from West Virginia American Water Co. and Eastman Chemical Co. …