July 22, 2026
An Illinois federal court Wednesday sanctioned an insurer in a drug wholesaler's suit seeking coverage for underlying opioid litigation, finding that the carrier intentionally destroyed key emails and underwriting records in order to deprive the wholesaler of that information.
March 27, 2026
An insurer asked an Illinois federal court to reject a drug wholesaler's bid for sanctions in a dispute over coverage for underlying opioid litigation, saying the accusations that it intentionally destroyed pertinent evidence are, "at best, based on half-truths and misstatements of fact."
March 13, 2026
A drug wholesaler seeking coverage for underlying opioid litigation urged an Illinois federal court to sanction its insurer for destroying key emails and underwriting records, saying the carrier failed to update a litigation hold or suspend its automatic deletion policies and then attempted to hide the issue during discovery.
October 04, 2023
Cincinnati Insurance Co. urged an Illinois federal court to reject a drug wholesaler's "overly broad and burdensome document production" demands in an insurance dispute over more than $625 million worth of underlying opioid litigation settlements, arguing the demands are "not tethered to either Cincinnati's discovery responses or the law."