Even as the nation’s drug crisis mounted, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine continued to accept funds from some members of the Sackler family, including those involved with Purdue Pharma.
Category: Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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A Widow Said Her Husband Was Left in a Drinks Cooler After Dying on a Cruise
Marilyn Jones accused Celebrity Cruises in a lawsuit of storing her husband’s body in a cooler rather than the ship’s morgue and allowing it to become “horrifically decomposed.”
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The Crypto Detectives Are Cleaning Up
Early adopters thought cryptocurrencies would be free from prying eyes. But tracking the flow of funds has become a big business.
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Lachlan Murdoch Drops Libel Suit Against Australian News Site
His lawyer said the website, Crikey, intended to exploit the outcome of the Fox-Dominion defamation case in the U.S.
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How Hard Lines in Fox-Dominion Deal Talks Suddenly Softened
The $787.5 million settlement, believed to be the largest in a defamation case, came together quickly.
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Fox Settlement Is a Victory for Dominion. But the Misinformation War Continues.
False claims about election fraud remain a problem, spreading in various places online, voting and media experts said.
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Fox Settles Dominion Suit, but Smartmatic Case and Others Loom
Another election technology company, Smartmatic, is suing news outlets, including Fox, over false claims of election fraud, and Dominion has other cases pending.
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Abortion Pill Maker Sues F.D.A. to Protect Drug if a Court Orders It Off the Market
The suit by GenBioPro, the generic maker of mifepristone, is the latest strand in the intense legal battle over abortion pills.
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Reactions to Fox News’s $787 Million Dominion Settlement
The $787.5 million settlement was among the highest ever for a defamation lawsuit. But some wanted to see Rupert Murdoch face a stiffer penalty.
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What Next for Dominion After Its $787.5 Million Fox Settlement
The election technology company has several more defamation lawsuits pending against public figures and news outlets.
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Fox News-Dominion Lawsuit Settlement: What to Know
The 11th-hour deal saved Fox a potentially lengthy legal tangle, though it still faces other lawsuits over its coverage of false claims about the 2020 election.