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• Juvenile Justice System Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Being Pursued In Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and Other States

  July 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Under new laws that opened the child sexual abuse lawsuit statute of limitations, hundreds of individuals formerly held as children in juvenile detention centers are coming forward with allegations of rape and torture.

• $465M Verdict In Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit Overturned by Oklahoma Supreme Court

  November 10, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The Oklahoma Supreme Court has thrown out an opioid crisis verdict against Johnson & Johnson, saying a lower court judge erred in using a public nuisance law to get the company to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

• Johnson & Johnson Hit With $572M Verdict for Oklahoma Opioid Epidemic Damages

  August 27, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $572 million for its role in Oklahoma's opioid crisis.

• Opioid Settlement Results in Agreement to Pay $270M to State of Oklahoma By Makers of Oxycontin

  March 27, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Oklahoma and Purdue Pharma have reached a $270 million settlement to resolve claims the company's mislead the public about the safety of OxyContin, helping to spur the national opioid crisis.

• Lawsuit Alleges Oklahoma Earthquake Linked To Fracking Injection Wells

  November 21, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit filed by residents of an Oklahoma town blames energy companies for causing earthquakes by using high-capacity wastewater injection wells associated with hydraulic fracturing.

• Home Explosion Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Natural Gas Over Leak

  May 3, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Two lawsuits filed against Oklahoma Natural Gas blame the utility for a gas explosion that leveled one house, damaged dozens others and injured three people in January.

• Earthquakes Trigger Sierra Club Lawsuit Against Fracking Companies

  February 18, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A number of oil and gas companies face a lawsuit by environmental groups over alleged man-made earthquakes linked to hydraulic fracturing.

• Oklahoma Earthquake Comes Ahead of Plan to Reduce Fracking

  February 15, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has hit Oklahoma just days before a state commission plans to release a proposal to reduce quakes in the area by targeting fracking operations.

• Fracking Earthquake Injury Lawsuit Allowed to Move Forward in Oklahoma

  December 22, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A hydraulic fracturing earthquake lawsuit is being allowed to proceed in Oklahoma despite efforts by oil and gas companies to have it dismissed on statute of lawsuit grounds.

• Oklahoma Supreme Court Clears Way For Fracking Earthquake Damage Lawsuits

  July 9, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Oklahoma woman has won a case allowing her and others to sue oil and gas companies over injuries and damages linked to earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing and wastewater injection wells.