So far, seven national opioid cases have been settled that benefit Indiana, providing money for treatment and prevention programs and other related efforts in the state.
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No one ever wants to remove a child from their parents’ household.
When there are allegations of abuse or neglect in a home, child welfare officials, caseworkers and judges have to make tough, complicated decisions about what is ultimately best for the child.
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The National Association of Realtors is revamping its rules about commissions to comply with a settlement reached with the Department of Justice. The settlement requires brokers to disclose commissions on listings published through the Multiple Listings Service.
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Two Indianapolis lawyers who had an idea to start a pro bono mediation service for family law cases were stunned by the reception from the local legal community, as more than 100 answered a call for volunteers. “It’s mind-blowing,” said one of the organizers of a program described as “blue jeans mediation.”
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TikTok, Meta Platforms Inc., Google’s YouTube and Snap Inc.’s Snapchat are facing more than 3,000 individual complaints alleging that their products are addictive and have harmed the mental health of children.
The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade, said that the settlement is conditioned on at least 95% of remaining claimants participating.
The company was accused of making false statements regarding the safety of one of its drugs, leading investors to purchase stocks they otherwise would not have.
About 91% of the more than 482,000 books covered by the ruling have been claimed by authors or publishers who are now due payment.
Indiana’s pharmacy regulators reluctantly approved the disciplinary settlement over what they describe as one of the largest known drug theft cases in state history.
The settlement resolves allegations from 46 states that Block Inc. deceived its users about the safety of Cash App and failed to provide promised fraud protections.
The manufacturer has faced complaints for years for withholding the software needed for repairs and forcing customers to use authorized dealers.
The settlement does not involve Rose Acre Farms Inc., the Seymour-based company that is the second-largest egg producer in the world.
One of the firms identified in the report is facing a lawsuit from Indianapolis-based law firms Cohen Malad LLP and Riley Bennett Egloff LLP, who say the firm failed to pay them part of a fee-sharing agreement in the concussion settlement.
According to the lawsuit, the disputed fees arise from attorney-fee recoveries connected to claims made through the NFL Concussion Settlement Program.
University President Geoffrey Mearns said he authorized the payout because it was “substantially less” than the expected cost to defend the case.
While many people across the U.S. lost their jobs over social media comments about Kirk’s death, Larry Bushart’s case stood out as a rare instance in which such online speech led to criminal prosecution.
Scott County’s rates of overdose remain high, nearly double the state’s.
Indiana communities are receiving money from national opioid settlements. But a lack of oversight and guidance from the state has left towns, cities and counties struggling to spend it in ways that work to prevent substance use disorder.
The settlement, which involves several retailers, comes nearly two years after a complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana accusing Elanco of monopolizing the market in violation of the federal Sherman Act and state antitrust lawsuits.
The federal government alleged the company’s practices allowed chicken, pork and turkey processors to inflate prices they charged restaurants, grocery stores and other buyers who were not allowed access to Agri Stats’ data.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of U.S. consumers, alleged that Apple deceived consumers with a marketing campaign that promoted AI features that did not yet exist and misled them into buying the devices.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to dissolve and be replaced with a new company operating in the public interest under the settlement of thousands of lawsuits that goes into effect Friday.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana made the settlements with the the Indiana Department of Correction on behalf of 31 inmates.
The case stemmed from the school district’s “gender support plan” policy which was released across the district at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.