Tag Archives: Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Kennedy Was Paid Over $2 Million for Referrals Against Vaccine Makers

Kennedy Was Paid Over  Million for Referrals Against Vaccine Makers

One line of questioning that senators might pursue are the legal payments that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received in recent years for consulting and referring clients to Wisner Baum, a Los Angeles personal injury law firm. Public records show that this business arrangement has been worth about $2.5 million since 2022 — with the potential for more to come. Mr. …

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Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a New Condition

Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a New Condition

Seven months after the Supreme Court struck down a deal that would have resolved thousands of opioid cases against Purdue Pharma, the company’s owners, members of the Sackler family, have increased their cash offer to settle the litigation — but with a novel catch. Under the framework for a new deal, the Sacklers would not receive immunity from future opioid …

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R.F.K. Jr. Would Keep Stake in H.P.V. Vaccine Suit if Confirmed

R.F.K. Jr. Would Keep Stake in H.P.V. Vaccine Suit if Confirmed

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to be health secretary, is keeping his financial stake in major litigation against Merck over a widely used vaccine given to young people, according to ethics records made public Wednesday and court documents. That conflict of interest could raise questions for lawmakers as Mr. Kennedy aims to run agencies that regulate the drug …

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RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout

RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s health agencies, formally asked the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the authorization of all Covid vaccines during a deadly phase of the pandemic when thousands of Americans were still dying every week. Mr. Kennedy filed a petition with the F.D.A. in May 2021 demanding that officials …

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Sick Prisoners in New York Were Granted Parole but Remain Behind Bars

Sick Prisoners in New York Were Granted Parole but Remain Behind Bars

When the letter arrived at Westil Gonzalez’s prison cell saying that he had been granted parole, he couldn’t read it. Over the 33 years he had been locked up for murder, multiple sclerosis had taken much of his vision and left him reliant on a wheelchair. He had a clear sense of what he would do once freed. “I want …

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Cleveland-Cliffs Signals a Possible New Bid for U.S. Steel

Cleveland-Cliffs Signals a Possible New Bid for U.S. Steel

A possible new takeover bid for U.S. Steel emerged on Monday, teeing up more turmoil over the once-dominant company’s future after President Biden’s decision to block its acquisition by a Japanese company. Lourenco Goncalves, the chief executive of an American competitor, Cleveland-Cliffs, said his company had “an All-American solution to save the United States Steel Corporation,” stressing that acquiring U.S. …

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