In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

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Case Number:

1:17-md-02804

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Court:

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Dan Aaron Polster (MDL 28

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  1. August 26, 2020

    Pharmacies Torch 'Unprecedented' Ruling On Opioid Duties

    Pharmacy chains on Tuesday lashed out at a recent order by an Ohio federal judge allowing two Ohio counties' opioid claims to go forward, saying that the judge interpreted the Controlled Substances Act in a "far-reaching" way that should be reviewed by the Sixth Circuit if the ruling isn't reversed.

  2. August 20, 2020

    Pharmacy Board Asks 6th Circ. To Block Opioid Rx Info

    The Ohio Pharmacy Board asked the Sixth Circuit to strike down a ruling by the federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation that it must turn over sensitive health information for more than 7 million state residents, saying that information is protected by both state and federal law.

  3. August 19, 2020

    Boies Schiller Owns Up To 'Mistake' With Opioid Suit Filing

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP told the Oklahoma federal judge who berated the firm for ignoring an order on supplemental court filings in the multidistrict opioid litigation that it "made a mistake" with the recent filing and thought it was doing the right thing.

  4. August 13, 2020

    Irked Judge Says Boies Schiller Flouted Opioid MDL Order

    An Oklahoma federal judge berated Boies Schiller Flexner LLP late Wednesday for ignoring a "very clear order" on supplemental court filings in the multidistrict opioid litigation and gave the firm one week to explain why it shouldn't be punished.

  5. August 13, 2020

    McKesson, Cardinal Get Green Light For Opioid Bench Trial

    A West Virginia federal judge will allow a bench rather than jury bellwether trial in the city of Huntington and Cabell County's joined lawsuit against three drug distributors over their alleged roles in fueling the nation's opioid crisis.

  6. August 06, 2020

    DEA Beats Discovery Subpoenas In Opioid MDL Bellwether

    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration doesn't have to respond to subpoenas by cities and drug distributors in West Virginia's opioid multidistrict litigation bellwether that sought more information about the agency's knowledge of prescription drug trafficking, a federal judge has ruled.

  7. August 06, 2020

    Pharmacies Can't Dodge Ohio Opioid MDL's 2021 Bellwether

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing opioid multidistrict litigation has refused to toss two Ohio counties' bellwether cases against pharmacies, allowing their public nuisance claims over the dispensing and distribution of opioids to move forward.

  8. August 03, 2020

    Top Product Liability Cases Of 2020: Midyear Review

    Bayer's multibillion-dollar settlements over its weedkiller Roundup, herbicide dicamba and allegations over waterway contamination, as well as a $186 million verdict in favor of consumers who claimed that Johnson & Johnson talc products caused their cancer made Law360's list of the top product liability cases so far this year.

  9. July 28, 2020

    6th Circ. Questions Opioid Negotiation Class 'Inventiveness'

    A Sixth Circuit judge on Tuesday questioned whether a novel negotiation class aimed at resolving the opioid multidistrict litigation was needed, given that there are already mechanisms for litigating and settling class actions.

  10. July 27, 2020

    Opioid MDL Judge Won't Set Up $3B Fund For Plaintiffs' Attys

    An Ohio federal judge refused Monday to set up a $3 billion "common benefit fund" to cover fees incurred by attorneys for the plaintiffs in sprawling multidistrict opioid litigation, saying that now's not the time for a "one-size-fits-all" approach given a possible national settlement.