by Corporate Image | Feb 24, 2020 | Branstetter Stranch & Jennings
Lawsuit cleared to move forward in litigation KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Monday, Feb. 24, it was announced that the Tennessee Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from multiple opioid producer defendants that would have provided another opportunity for those companies...
by Corporate Image | Oct 30, 2019 | Branstetter Stranch & Jennings
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — The Sullivan Baby Doe lawsuit is headed to trial. At a hearing today in Sullivan County Circuit Court, Chancellor E.G. Moody scheduled a trial date of Monday, May 18, 2020, for the region’s central opioid suit and set the venue in Bristol,...
by Corporate Image | Sep 16, 2019 | Branstetter Stranch & Jennings
National agreement would settle complaints brought against Purdue by cities/counties, but leaves other defendants to be pursued in court JACKSBORO, Tenn. — A proposed multi-billion dollar settlement and bankruptcy filing by Purdue Pharma in the national opioid...
by Corporate Image | May 24, 2019 | Branstetter Stranch & Jennings
Ruling denies request by major pharmaceutical distributor to remove the case to federal level NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A ruling issued May 22, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee has helped clear the way for a 19-county lawsuit against...
by Corporate Image | Apr 22, 2019 | Branstetter Stranch & Jennings
Action prompts filing of amendment to original discrimination complaint MEMPHIS — On the heels of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former executive of Canadian National Railway Company (CN), the company and two subsidiaries have struck back with their own...
