On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase in a scene captured on amateur video that sparked public outrage. (The subsequent acquittal of four officers of felony assault and other charges in April 1992 triggered days of rioting and dozens of deaths in Los Angeles.)
San Mateo County is set to receive an additional amount of around $3.3 million from opioid remediation funds and around $1.5 million from the …
Cities through the county are joining more settlement agreements with a number of pharmaceutical companies involved in the opioid crisis, incl…
A judge has advanced OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids. State governments across the country have already signed on to the deal. After Friday's rulings, it can be voted on by other impacted groups, including local governments and individual victims. Members of the Sackler family who own the company would pay up to $7 billion and give up ownership of the company. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an earlier version of the deal because of the way it would have protected members of the family from lawsuits.
Today is Monday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2025. There are 303 days left in the year.
The Supreme Court will soon confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack. Within days, if not hours, the justices are expected to rule on whether Donald Trump has immunity from criminal charges over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and whether the Republican's supporters who stormed the Capitol can be prosecuted for obstructing an official proceeding. The court also will decide whether former Trump adviser Steve Bannon can stay out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack.
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge should reject a sweeping settlement to thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, a group of…
Today is Thursday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2021. There are 71 days left in the year.
A federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval Wednesday to a sweeping, potentially $10 billion plan submitted by OxyContin maker Purdue…
San Mateo County has filed a lawsuit against McKinsey & Company, alleging that the consulting firm helped push opioid sales in the county.
