legal settlements

By MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has announced a settlement with the state of Iowa to resolve allegations of abuse and…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is suing more than a dozen tobacco companies, accusing them of conspiracy and breach of contract.Attorney General Hector Balderas…

AP SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a nearly $58 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in response to the deaths of…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press Retail giant Walmart on Tuesday become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle…

AP NEW YORK (AP) — New York will receive up to $524 million from drugmaker Teva to settle claims that the company contributed to the U.S. opioid…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press CVS Health and Walgreen Co. announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press CVS Health has announced an agreement in principle that would make it the first major pharmacy chain to reach a…

AP NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet who was expelled for becoming a father will get his degree as part of a legal settlement,…

By MARK PRATT - Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A student at a military college who sued top Pentagon officials after he was deemed unfit for service…

BOSTON (AP) — Biogen has agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to doctors to persuade them to prescribe its…