The Justice Department says it will support local officials in hundreds of lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of powerful opioid painkillers.

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act over objections from disability rights advocates and Democratic leaders, who warned that the bill would remove incentives for businesses to comply with the ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, earlier this month. But even if CSX should bear sole responsibility for the accident, Amtrak ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Vacationers turned away by an island power outage say they’ve gotten few answers about whether they’ll get back money they spent on canceled or interrupted trips. The outage caused by a construction accident forced an estimated 50,000 ...

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To the consternation of businesses, hedge fund betting on lawsuits is spreading, as big players with deep pockets are financing lawsuits and making larger and larger bets on litigation.

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Technology companies like Google Inc. and Apple Inc. remain the biggest targets of patent lawsuits even as the overall litigation totals dropped last year, according to a study released Thursday by Unified Patents.

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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected efforts by the tobacco industry to derail thousands of Florida smoker lawsuits, leaving intact 11 awards totaling more than $70 million.

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Oil-and-gas lawsuits, D.C. firms and alleged malpractice round up this week's law blog roundup

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Here are some news items to get the week started.

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