Opioid Judge Withdraws After AbbVie Elevates His Atty Sister

By Jeff Overley · April 8, 2021, 11:06 PM EDT

Despite drugmaker warnings of "harmful and unwarranted" disruption, an Illinois magistrate judge withdrew Thursday from Chicago's bellwether case against drugmakers in multidistrict opioid litigation after the city flagged his sister's new...

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Case Title

City of Chicago v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al.

Case Number

1:14-cv-04361

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

370 Other Fraud

Date Filed

June 11, 2014

Case Title

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Case Number

1:17-md-02804

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

P.I.: Other

Date Filed

November 04, 2022