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A federal bankruptcy judge has agreed to give individuals an additional 30 days to make claims against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma because of potential disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemicBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated PressJune 3, 2020, 7:39 PM2 min read People injured by the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin have another…

A federal bankruptcy judge has agreed to give individuals an additional 30 days to make claims against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma because of potential disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemicBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated PressJune 3, 2020, 7:39 PM2 min read People injured by the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin have another…

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Fears Nachawati Law Firm: Resolution of key settlement sticking point brings relief closer for communities ravaged by opioid addictionDALLAS, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- An agreement between the Texas Attorney General's office and a group of Texas cities and counties ravaged by highly addictive prescription opioids clears the way for a…

DALLAS, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- An agreement between the Texas Attorney General's office and a group of Texas cities and counties ravaged by highly addictive prescription opioids clears the way for a settlement of litigation that could bring monetary relief to communities battling the opioid addiction epidemic, trial lawyers with…

Artist Nan Goldin and her activist group P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) are working to get compensation for victims of the opioid epidemic and their families through the newly launched initiative OxyJustice.org, which empowers overdose survivors, former addicts, and others affected by the health crisis by helping them file a…

Five pharmacy chains in two Ohio counties have been hit with lawsuits for flooding tiny towns with tens of millions of prescription painkillers and taking minimal steps, if any, to stop the excessive sales.  Lake and Trumbull counties in northeast Ohio have filed lawsuits on Wednesday accusing CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid,…

The filing is part of a campaign by the National Whistleblowers Center to hold Facebook accountable for unchecked criminal activity on its properties. By petitioning the SEC, the consortium is attempting to get around a bedrock law — Section 230 of the Communications and Decency Act — that exempts Internet…

A CVS store in New York, on Dec. 19, 2019. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)Through years of lawsuits and rising public anger over the opioid epidemic, the big U.S. pharmacy retailers have largely eluded scrutiny. But a new court filing Wednesday asserts that pharmacies including CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and…

(Newser) – A whistleblower complaint filed with the SEC claims Facebook has failed to adequately police illegal activity on its platform, including sales of drugs and child pornography. The complaint filed Tuesday by critics, including a former Facebook content moderator, further claims Facebook has hidden the extent of illegal activity…