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Cherokee Nation, The v. Morris & Dickson Co., LLC
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August 27, 2024
An Oklahoma federal judge has adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation to send a Cherokee Nation opioid lawsuit against pharmaceuticals distributor Morris & Dickson back to state court, agreeing that the negligence case isn't predicated on a duty arising out of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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July 17, 2024
A pharmaceuticals distributor is objecting to an Oklahoma federal magistrate judge's recent recommendation to deny as moot the company's bid to dismiss a Cherokee Nation suit accusing it of flooding tribal communities with opioids, saying the case shouldn't be sent to state court.
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April 18, 2024
A pharmaceuticals distributor has asked an Oklahoma federal court to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation to move to state court a suit accusing it of flooding the Cherokee Nation's communities with opioids, saying the tribe's complaint raises a substantial question of federal law.
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March 21, 2024
An Oklahoma federal magistrate judge has granted the Cherokee Nation's bid to move to state court its suit accusing pharmaceuticals distributor Morris & Dickson of flooding the tribe's communities with opioids, saying the company only fulfilled one of four prongs necessary for establishing federal jurisdiction.
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August 08, 2023
The Cherokee Nation wants to keep its suit accusing pharmaceuticals distributor Morris & Dickson of flooding the tribe's communities with opioids in Oklahoma state court, urging a federal judge to reject the company's bid to move the litigation to federal court.
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July 14, 2023
Pharmaceuticals distributor Morris & Dickson has moved to federal court a lawsuit accusing the company of fueling the opioid crisis in Cherokee Nation communities, saying the tribe's allegations are predicated on U.S. regulations of controlled substances.