Geoff Mulvihill
4 companies on verge of settling U.S. opioid lawsuits
The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands...
Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states,...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15...
Neronha joins 22 states in opposing Purdue Pharma settlement offer
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha joined attorneys general from 22 other states and opioid addiction activists on Tuesday in pushing back against...
Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave...
Bankruptcy judge OKs federal settlement with Purdue Pharma
Proposed settlements between the federal government and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners cleared a major legal hurdle Tuesday when a bankruptcy judge...
AP survey: States uncommitted to Trump’s unemployment boost
President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits to millions of Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak has found little traction...
While asking for more, states are slow to spend virus aid
Many states have yet to spend the federal funding they received more than a month ago to help with soaring costs related to the...
Sports betting’s rapid expansion faces more tests in 2020
LINCOLN (AP) — The line for the ticket windows at a Rhode Island casino's sportsbook stretched to the door on one afternoon last month:...
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