Last September, thousands of families across the country who have been devastated by opioid addiction breathed a sigh of relief when Purdue Pharma, the manufacturers of OxyContin, agreed to a $4.5 billion bankruptcy settlement. Purdue’s owners, the Sackler family, also found relief in the possible…
Since Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement in January after nearly 28 years on the bench, experts have been speculating who will take his place. President Joe Biden promised during his presidential campaign to place a Black woman on the court when a…
Lawyers for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have spent the last six months working to rescue the youth club from bankruptcy by reaching an agreement on the $2.7-billion settlement with thousands of sexual abuse victims. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Seiber Silverstein will review the…
On January 13, the Supreme Court issued its decisions on two controversial COVID vaccine mandates. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandate would require employers with 100 or more workers to be vaccinated against COVID or face weekly COVID tests and mask wearing in…
During the first week of January, the Supreme Court began hearing expedited arguments in cases related to President Biden’s mandates regarding COVID-19 vaccinations.