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Court OKs OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy, Sackler family’s protection
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can start executing a settlement that protects members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids, a court ruled Tuesday. The ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York allows the company’s transformation to start. Under a deal reached […]
4 companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids across the U.S., two people with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press. As a precursor to the […]
S.C. AG sues 3 opioid distributors
The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against three major opioid distributors, asserting that the companies contributed to opioid addiction problems in the state. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the suit against Cardinal Health, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen at a news conference Aug. 15, alleging that they violated the state’s unfair trade […]
Clinic accused of ‘liberally’ prescribing unneeded opioids
A pain management clinic with facilities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina is accused of “liberally” prescribing unnecessary opioid painkillers. News outlets report the U.S. Department of Justice joined three lawsuits this month that accuse the company, Pain Management Associates, of benefiting from over-prescribing the addictive drugs. The lawsuits, filed by former emplo[...]
Judge appointed to manage South Carolina’s opioid lawsuits
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s high court has appointed a single judge to handle any lawsuits related to opioids in the state system. On Thursday, the state Supreme Court assigned Circuit Court Judge Perry Gravely to the task. Gravely, based in Pickens, has been on the circuit bench since 2015. Lawsuits have been piling […]
Why counties want state courts to maintain jurisdiction
Marc Bern’s law firm has been hired by more than half the counties of South Carolina to file opioid lawsuits.
Dorchester Co. suit says misinformation campaign led to costly opioid abuse
An illegal drug ring has been operating unchecked in South Carolina for the better part of a decade, according to attorneys for Dorchester County.
SC governor signs 9 opioid related bills into law
COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed nine opioid-related bills in an effort to address the ongoing health crisis in the state. The signing June 4 came at an addiction treatment and rehabilitation center in Greenville. McMaster declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency last year and signed two executive orders that required health officials […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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