Johnson and Johnson agree to a $20.4 million deal to avoid opioid lawsuit
Drug company Johnson and Johnson reached a $20.4 million settlement Tuesday to avoid an upcoming trial with several states accusing them of helping spark the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties.
However, the settlement still leaves J&J facing hundreds of other opioid-related lawsuits.
The company is accused of using aggressive marketing campaigns for over-the-counter drugs and lax regulation of the distribution.
Lawers for the two Ohio counties said the deal will provide urgently needed funds to help treat babies born to opioid-addicted mothers.
They say they brought the lawsuit “to hold the remaining opioid makers and distributors accountable for fueling the crisis that has led to thousands of deaths in Ohio and across the country.”
FDA warns to stop using THC vaping products as injuries, deaths continue
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to stop using THC vaping products as investigations into vaping-related lung injuries and deaths continue. The drug rehab fort myers help people overcome the drug problems.
FDA Acting Commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless said that the increased number of vaping-related illnesses has underscored the need “to gather critical information and provide consumers with actionable information to help best protect themselves and their loved ones.”
As of Tuesday, 1,080 cases of lung injuries associated with vaping have been reported to the CDC. There have been 21 deaths confirmed from 18 states.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FDA, state and local health departments and other clinical and public health partners are continuing to investigate this lung-injury outbreak based on e-cigarette use.
Lawyer for first Ukraine whistleblower to represent second whistleblower
The lawyer for the first intelligence whistleblower who came forward with accusations against President Trump and his interactions with Ukraine said he will now be representing a second whistleblower regarding the President’s actions.
The creation of a second whistleblower came as House Democrats with an impeachment inquiry emphasized Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky July 25.
The first whistleblower said that “the President abused his official powers to solicit interference from Ukraine in the upcoming 2020 election, and that the White House took steps to cover it up.”
Trump has denied any wrongdoing on the call with Zelensky.
Trump expected to resign rather before possible impeachment
A former Trump Organization executive, Barbara Res, says she thinks President Donald Trump may resign rather than face possible removal from office by impeachment.
“It would be very, very, very bad for him to be impeached,” Barbara Res said. “I don’t know that he’ll be found guilty but I don’t know that he wants to be impeached. I think that’s what this panic is about. And my gut [instinct] is that he’ll leave office, he’ll resign. Or make some kind of a deal, even, depending on what comes out.”
Res has first-hand experience working with Trump and has been critical of Trump in recent years, including during the 2016 campaign.
“The President is still the Donald Trump I knew while working for him for over a decade,” Res said.
