Johnson & Johnson Announces $5.5 Billion Settlement of Talc Lawsuits July 28, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth Johnson & Johnson said on July 27 it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of...
Federal Judge Casts Doubt on 69,000 Cases Alleging J&J Talc Caused Cancer July 23, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth A federal judge cast doubt on July 22 on claims by approximately 69,000 people alleging that Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ.N...
Federal Judge Sends Bayer’s $7.25B Roundup Settlement Back to State Court June 18, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth A federal judge sent Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion Roundup settlement back to state court on Wednesday, overruling objections from plaintiffs...
Meta Settles First Case Over School Costs Tied to Youth Mental Health: Court Filing May 22, 2026 By Courtney Rozen and Dietrich Knauth Meta Platforms on May 21 settled the first case set for trial seeking to make social media companies cover the...
Trade Court Rules Trump Tariffs Illegal, but Issues Narrow Block May 8, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals A U.S. trade court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10% temporary global...
Purdue Pharma Receives $5.5B Sentence, Paving Way for Opioid Settlement April 29, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was sentenced on Tuesday to $5.5 billion in fines and penalties stemming from its 2020 guilty...
Purdue Pharma’s $5.5B Sentencing for Opioid Charges Delayed April 22, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth A federal judge on April 21 delayed the planned criminal sentencing of Purdue Pharma by one week, saying she wanted...
24 States File Lawsuit to Stop Trump’s Latest Global Tariffs March 6, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth A group of 24 U.S. states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to $2.46B Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement January 13, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the Boy Scouts of America’s landmark $2.46 billion...
Most Trump Tariffs Are Not Legal, US Appeals Court Rules September 2, 2025 By Dietrich Knauth, Nate Raymond and Tom Hals A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president’s...