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  • July 27, 2026

    Albertsons Opioid Trial Told Of Needles, ODs In Library

    A witness in Washington's case accusing Albertsons Cos. Inc. of fueling the state's opioid crisis testified at a bench trial Monday that problem drug use was evident in a city library system she's led for nearly a decade, pointing to syringes scattered across the facility and multiple instances of overdoses.

  • July 27, 2026

    J&J, Ovarian Cancer Talc Claimants Unveil $5.5B Global Deal

    Johnson & Johnson announced Monday that it has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to put to rest tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, with plaintiffs' counsel calling the deal "long-delayed justice" for their clients.

  • July 27, 2026

    Wash. Panel Revives Island Health Wage, Break Class Action

    A Washington Court of Appeals panel has reinstated a worker's proposed class action accusing public hospital district Island Health of denying employees meal breaks and illegally rounding time worked when calculating wages, finding Monday that a trial court wrongly concluded the claims must be arbitrated under a union agreement.

  • July 27, 2026

    Union Funds Seek Final OK For $180M In Opioid Deals

    Union health and welfare funds have asked the Ohio federal judge overseeing the sprawling national opioid litigation to approve settlements totaling $180 million with CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and three pharmaceutical companies to compensate for the costs of opioid use disorder treatment.

  • July 27, 2026

    Cigna Must Face Pa. Suit Over Portal Health Data Tracking

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday allowed a group of Cigna health plan participants to pursue most of their claims alleging the company unlawfully disclosed their protected health information for marketing purposes by using an Adobe tracking pixel.

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