The opioid crisis has ravaged the country since 2010, and the court system is finally catching up. The Midwest was particularly hard-hit, and trial lawyers from across the country have filed lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in an effort to h…
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On June 24, 2020, Bayer agreed to a $10.9 billion settlement to resolve a majority of the claims that the popular weed killer Roundup™ causes cancer. The resolution establishes a framework for resolving many of the remaining claims, although some o…
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Juul, vaping, and e-cigarettes have been in the news lately as the federal government has imposed a ban on flavored e-cigarettes while regulators examine cases of people suffering from what appear to be vaping-related lung disease. The Pittsburgh Pos…
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In 2017 the banking industry made over $35 billion from its customers in fees alone. Much of this revenue came from bank overdraft fees. Standard bank overdraft fees at most financial institutions are around $35, and nearly 80 percent of banks approv…
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Everyone has heard of class actions (also sometimes called class-action lawsuits), whether they realize it or not. A few famous cases have been made into movies: Erin Brockovich (played by Julia Roberts in the movie of the same name) was the force be…
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