By Jaclyn Jaeger2021-07-29T17:27:00
Three major drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson reached a proposed $26 billion multistate agreement for their alleged roles in fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic. The settlement imparts compliance lessons on the pharmaceutical industry at large.
2023-03-14T20:53:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Department of Justice announced its intervention in a lawsuit alleging retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid filled hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for medically unnecessary oxycodone and other opioids in violation of multiple federal laws.
2022-11-15T18:29:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Walmart announced it agreed to a $3.1 billion nationwide settlement designed to resolve all the potential state lawsuits it faces for its alleged role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
2022-09-12T16:22:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Two cases involving five retail pharmacy chains winding their way through court foretell a long and costly road ahead for all companies across the pharmaceutical supply chain battling litigation for their alleged roles in fueling the opioid epidemic.
2025-07-22T17:42:00Z By Ian Sherr
The Securities and Exchange Commission is awarding far fewer whistleblower claims, according to Bloomberg Law, which noted the commission denied awards for the entire period between April and July, the longest stretch in the program’s history.
2025-07-21T18:54:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The firing of a Democrat commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump was illegal, according to a federal judge’s ruling last week.
2025-07-16T20:11:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Delta Air Lines agreed to pay $8.1 million over allegations it violated the False Claims Act by exceeding employee compensation limits it agreed to when taking federal pandemic aid money.
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