In return for the shield, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma are committed to paying up to $6 billion to help compensate communities and individuals for the ravages of the opioid epidemic.
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
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Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Liability, Appeals Court Rules
The decision gives the Purdue Pharma owners long-sought protection, but it will release billions of dollars from their fortune to states and communities to help cope with the costs of addiction.
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Supreme Court Rules That States Are Not Entitled to Windfalls in Tax Disputes
In a unanimous decision, the justices sided with a 94-year-old woman who got nothing when the state sold her condominium to recoup unpaid taxes.
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JetBlue-American Partnership Struck Down by Federal Judge
An alliance begun in 2021 at four airports in the New York area and Boston allowed the airlines to sell tickets on each other’s flights and share revenue.
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Elizabeth Holmes Must Report to Prison on May 30
The Theranos founder, who was convicted last year of defrauding investors, lost her bid to remain free on bail while she appeals her conviction.
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Judge Rules for Tiger Woods in Dispute With Ex-Girlfriend Erica Herman
The dispute in a Florida court focused on whether Erica Herman’s claims against the golf star could be heard publicly or only through arbitration.
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Appeals Court Pauses Ruling That Threatened Free Preventive Health Care
The action, which stayed a lower court ruling, will require health plans to fully cover preventive services while the appeals process plays out.
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U.S. Loses Key Case on Rights to H.I.V.-Prevention Drugs
In an unusual court trial, a federal jury sided with the drug maker Gilead Sciences in a dispute over who came up with the idea of using a daily pill to prevent H.I.V.
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6 Takeaways From Ed Sheeran’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ Copyright Case
The pop star was found not liable for copying Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic for his own “Thinking Out Loud” in the music industry’s highest-profile copyright case in years.
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Former Audi Chief to Plead Guilty in Emissions Scandal
Rupert Stadler, a former member of Volkswagen’s management board, would be the highest-ranking executive to confess wrongdoing in a case that rocked the industry.
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7 canciones de casos emblemáticos de derechos de autor
Ed Sheeran está en juicio, acusado de “tomar prestado” de temas de Marvin Gaye. Escucha las canciones de George Harrison, 2 Live Crew, Led Zeppelin y Katy Perry que pueden influir en su caso.
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Times Asks Judge in Fox-Dominion Case to Rule on Redactions
A judge will now decide whether media outlets that challenged how Fox News kept internal messages hidden from public view have a case.