The case illustrates the enormous challenges that victims of the opioid crisis have had in getting compensation from the pharmaceutical industry, despite its pledge of billions of dollars to state and local governments.
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
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Starbucks Violated Labor Law in Buffalo Union Drive, Judge Rules
The decision cited “egregious and widespread misconduct,” including illegal monitoring and firing of workers. Starbucks signaled that it would appeal.
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Brian Flores’s Discrimination Case Against the N.F.L. Can Move to Court
A judge ruled that the former Miami Dolphins coach’s claims of discrimination against the league were not subject to private arbitration, opening a path for a public airing of grievances.
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Judge Scales Back Ruling Against Starbucks in Union Fight
After barring Starbucks from firing any U.S.-based worker over labor activity, a federal judge said he had erred and limited the action to one store.
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Labor Board Curbs Gag Rules in Severance Agreements
The National Labor Relations Board said severance pacts requiring confidentiality and nondisparagement violated a law on collective worker activity.
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Nipsey Hussle’s Killer Sentenced to 60 Years to Life in Prison
Eric R. Holder Jr. was found guilty of first-degree murder last year in the 2019 killing of Hussle outside a clothing store he had founded in Los Angeles.
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Judge Bans Starbucks From Firing Union Supporters
A nationwide injunction restrains the company from dismissing labor organizers and could help reinstate ousted workers more quickly.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Needs Tighter Bail Restrictions, Judge Says
A federal judge said he was not satisfied with a plan that lawyers for the disgraced FTX founder struck with prosecutors to limit his use of encrypted messaging apps.
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Court Dismisses Guilty Plea by Australian Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios in Assault Case
The guilty plea and dismissal stemmed from a confrontation Mr. Kyrgios had with his partner in 2021 when she tried to prevent him from leaving in a ride-hailing car.