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. February 25, 2019

    City Bellwethers In Opioid MDL Carved Out, Delayed

    An Ohio federal judge on Monday carved out Ohio cities from the first bellwether cases in multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic and indefinitely postponed their trial date.

  2. February 19, 2019

    Opioid MDL Atty Gets Heat For Ripping Purdue 'Scumbags'

    A prominent plaintiffs attorney in the opioid multidistrict litigation has been accused of misconduct after denouncing the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP as "scumbags" akin to "Mexican cartels," Law360 has learned.

  3. February 06, 2019

    Opioid MDL Judge Mulls BakerHostetler DQ, Vents Frustration

    The Ohio federal judge supervising multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis said Wednesday that he may disqualify a BakerHostetler attorney on conflict-of-interest grounds and cited the dust-up as a vindication of his original push for a settlement of the epic MDL.

  4. January 30, 2019

    Purdue Loses Bid To Keep Mass. Allegations Under Wraps

    A federal judge Wednesday denied Purdue Pharma LP's bid in multidistrict litigation over the country's opioid epidemic to either delay or prevent the release of still-redacted allegations in a state court suit brought by the Massachusetts attorney general, but the company is still fighting a state court order at issue.

  5. January 29, 2019

    Bellwether Trial In Opioid MDL Delayed Another 7 Weeks

    An Ohio federal judge agreed Tuesday to once again push back the start date of the first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the country's opioid epidemic to give the plaintiffs and the opioid makers enough time to resolve ongoing discovery issues.

  6. January 29, 2019

    BakerHostetler Atty Accused Of Misusing Info In Opioid MDL

    The city of Cleveland has filed a redacted motion in Ohio federal court laying out its reasons for seeking to disqualify a BakerHostetler partner and former U.S. attorney from representing Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a bellwether case over the opioid epidemic, saying that in a deposition she used confidential information she gained while she was a public official.

  7. January 23, 2019

    Endo Slams DQ Bid For BakerHostetler Atty In Opioid MDL

    Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Wednesday hit back at a motion to disqualify a BakerHostetler partner— and former U.S. attorney who worked on the opioid crisis— from bellwether cases in the opioid multidistrict litigation, saying she hasn't violated any ethical rule.

  8. January 18, 2019

    Drug Distributors Can't Appeal RICO Ruling In Opioid MDL

    An Ohio federal judge on Friday blocked drug distributors from trying again to keep racketeering allegations out of a bellwether trial in the opioid multidistrict litigation, rejecting assertions that enormous damages associated with racketeering will hinder settlement talks.

  9. January 16, 2019

    Opioid Distributors Want 6th Circ. RICO Ruling Before Trial

    The Sixth Circuit should decide whether Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and nuisance claims in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis hold up before the Ohio district court case moves on, drug distributors have told the trial court.

  10. January 10, 2019

    '60 Minutes' Ethics Feud Ends In Opioid MDL

    A caustic quarrel over comments by plaintiffs lawyers on CBS News show "60 Minutes" about drug industry responsibility for the opioid crisis has ended, according to a court filing Thursday in multidistrict litigation.