A federal judge rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic Thursday because of a provision that would protect members of the Sackler family from facing litigation of their own.
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A three judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld the federal bump stock ban.
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A cosigner has no rights over your property unless you include their name in the deed. If you co-own the property with the cosigner, you need to review your agreement or contract to determine what happens when the cosigner dies.
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In today’s clogged court dockets, the emphasis is on speed and efficiency, critics of the system point out. That has generated what some call a “trial penalty,” in which the threat of a longer sentence is held over a defendant who wants to plead not guilty.
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