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  1. December 01, 2022

    Top Opioid Target Kroger Inks $85M Deal, With $25M For Attys

    Supermarket giant Kroger is paying $85 million, including $25 million for plaintiff lawyers, to end opioid crisis lawsuits in New Mexico, according to settlement papers released Thursday, a relatively sizable sum that underscores the company's new status as a top target in nationwide opioid litigation. 

  2. November 14, 2022

    6th Circ. Allows Opioid Judge's 'Unusual' Bellwether Approach

    An Ohio federal judge's policy of permitting local governments to overhaul bellwether complaints in multidistrict opioid litigation without facing a firm cutoff date is "unconventional" and "unusual" but not unacceptable, the Sixth Circuit ruled, rebuffing a large pharmacy chain's challenge.

  3. October 11, 2022

    Opioid Judge Won't Halt 'Waste Of Time' Ohio Trial

    A Cleveland federal judge overseeing thousands of lawsuits against drug companies said Tuesday that he would not halt trial preparations involving a southwestern Ohio county and several major pharmacy chains while the Sixth Circuit reviews the legal theory that led to a $650 million verdict in a similar case.

  4. October 07, 2022

    New Opioid Case Called 'Waste Of Time' Amid 6th Circ. Appeal

    The hugely expensive effort to prepare a new bellwether trial in multidistrict opioid litigation should cease because the Sixth Circuit might soon reject the controversial legal theory undergirding opioid cases, according to major pharmacy chains.

  5. July 13, 2022

    Rite Aid Quietly Inks Opioid MDL Deals, Litigation Freeze

    Rite Aid Corp. has struck deals worth $10.5 million to exit three opioid-crisis cases hurtling toward bellwether trials in multidistrict litigation and to shield the pharmacy chain for 18 months from any other test cases in the MDL, according to plaintiffs counsel and an agreement marked confidential.

  6. March 11, 2022

    Key Opioid Cases To Watch As Massive Wave Of Trials Looms

    Despite sweeping settlements and landmark verdicts, the nation's epic saga of opioid crisis litigation against Big Pharma is far from winding down, with the coming weeks heralding an unprecedented torrent of trials. Here, Law360 shares a detailed map of the opioid trials terrain and explores major lawsuits that are rapidly approaching moments of truth.

  7. May 28, 2021

    Key Opioid Trials To Watch As Cases Heat Up Nationwide

    With the coronavirus crisis cooling down, a pressure cooker of opioid litigation is heating up with long-awaited trials across the country. Here, Law360 maps out the hottest cases and spotlights must-know details in trials that are underway or imminent.

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