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  • August 17, 2026

    Albertsons Judge Hears $44B Opioid Abatement Plan In Wash.

    Addressing harm caused by prescription opioid abuse in Washington would cost nearly $44.4 billion, an expert testified Monday during a bench trial in the state's case accusing Albertsons and its Safeway subsidiary of exacerbating Washington's overdose crisis by failing to curb the flow of controlled substances.

  • August 17, 2026

    Meta Exec Can't 'Rule Out' Addiction But Doubts It, Jury Told

    A Meta safety executive admitted Monday to a Tennessee jury that she cannot "rule out" that addiction may occur with Instagram but said she believes that so far there is no evidence to identify anything beyond "problematic use."

  • August 17, 2026

    Unfair Jury Instructions Challenged Too Late, 6th Circ. Says

    An Ohio man convicted of hiring two hitmen to kill a man for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry from him cannot challenge his "almost certainly" unconstitutional mandatory life sentence, because he waited far too long to raise the matter, the Sixth Circuit said Friday.

  • August 17, 2026

    Meta Loses 'Hail Mary' Sanctions Bid On Eve Of AGs' Trial

    A California federal judge Sunday denied Meta's request for spoliation sanctions against state attorneys general that would've barred a Meta whistleblower from testifying in the upcoming high-stakes social media addiction bellwether trial, ruling that Meta's request was an "obvious" "Hail Mary attempt to eliminate a strong witness" before trial.

  • August 17, 2026

    Mead Johnson Pushed Formula Knowing Risks, Jury Told

    Mead Johnson knew its infant formula posed an increased risk of a devastating gut disease to premature babies but "muddied the waters" instead of sounding a clear warning, leaving doctors without crucial information while caring for an infant who ultimately died from the illness, his mother's attorney told an Illinois federal jury Monday.

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