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Mass. court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

December 13, 2025 Michael Casey

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by […]

Purdue Pharma’s $7B settlement set for votes from victims, cities

June 28, 2025 Geoff Mulvihill

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids will be sent to local governments, people who became addicted to the drug and other impacted groups after […]

Recovering addicts sue rehab boss for unpaid labor

October 11, 2018 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal lawsuit contends the operators of a North Carolina drug rehab program farmed out recovering addicts to work in adult care homes and restaurants and pocketed the wages for the labor […]

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Purdue Pharma’s $7B settlement set for votes from victims, cities

Recovering addicts sue rehab boss for unpaid labor

Organizers are hoping all 100 counties will participate
Farley leads America 250 parade slated for July Fourth

Organizers are hoping all 100 counties will participate