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26. August 2021 | Legal

USA. Ex-Head of Purdue Pharma Denies Responsibility for Opioid Crisis

USA. Ex-Head of Purdue Pharma Denies Responsibility for Opioid Crisis The former president and board chair of Purdue Pharma told a court Wednesday that he, his family and the company are not responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States....

26. August 2021 | Legal

China Tobacco Goes Global

China Tobacco Goes Global You’ve heard of Marlboro, Camel, and Lucky Strike, but what about Silver Elephant, Red Pagoda Mountain, and Double Happiness? China National Tobacco Corporation is the world’s largest tobacco company, accounting for nea...

14. August 2021 | Legal

USA. Addiction Treatment Advocates Express Concern About Opioid Settlement Deal

USA. Addiction Treatment Advocates Express Concern About Opioid Settlement Deal Addiction treatment advocates have concerns about the $26 billion settlement announced last week that ended lawsuits over the opioid crisis, Reuters reports. Advocate...

14. August 2021 | Legal

USA. Major drug companies reach landmark $26bn US opioid settlement

USA. Major drug companies reach landmark $26bn US opioid settlement The deal is the second-largest cash settlement in United States history, trailing only the $246bn tobacco deal in 1998. (Al Jazeera, 21.07.2021) https://www.aljazeera....

14. August 2021 | Legal

Kanada. Calgary lawyer takes on Purdue Pharma to collect opioid-related costs for Canadian cities

Kanada. Calgary lawyer takes on Purdue Pharma to collect opioid-related costs for Canadian cities Bankruptcy plan offers billions to U.S. states, cities and tribes but nothing to Canadian governments. (CBC-News, Kanada, 03.08.2021) https://...

14. August 2021 | Legal

USA. Was It 'Reasonable' To Ship 81 Million Opioid Pills To This Small West Virginia City?

USA. Was It 'Reasonable' To Ship 81 Million Opioid Pills To This Small West Virginia City? The outcome of a landmark federal opioid trial in West Virginia that reached closing arguments this week rests on two legally thorny questions. Was it "un...

24. Juli 2021 | Legal

Philip Morris kauft Hersteller von Inhalatoren

Philip Morris kauft Hersteller von Inhalatoren London – Der US-Tabakkonzern Philip Morris will den britischen Hersteller von Inhalatoren, Vectura, kaufen. Philip Morris bietet 1,0 Milliarde Pfund (1,2 Milliarden Euro), teilten beide Unternehmen a...

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