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A federal jury ruled that several major egg producers, including Rose Acre Farms, shown in Stuart, Iowa, conspired to limit the supply of eggs in order to raise prices in a lawsuit first filed 12 years ago. – AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File

Egg producers conspired to fix prices, federal jury rules

A federal jury in Illinois ruled this week that several major egg producers conspired to limit the U.S.’s supply of eggs in order to raise prices in a case stemming from a federal lawsuit originally filed 12 years ago.
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OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits

An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers has agreed to pay U.S. states $350 million rather than face the possibility of trials over its role in the opioid crisis, attorneys general said Thursday.
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July 4 parade shooting suspect rehires lawyers after firing them

The man charged with killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Waukegan asked to again be represented by public defenders after firing them last month and insisting on handling his own case.

Trial Notebook

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Court weighs informed consent on alternative treatment options

With no local precedent on an important aspect of informed consent in a malpractice case against an emergency medicine physician, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals looked at “the primary cases” from other jurisdictions on “the duty to inform the patient of alternative treatment options.”

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