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Mapping The Top Trials To Know In The Opioid Litigation Wave

By Jeff Overley and Ben Jay

Opioid crisis lawsuits against major companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain are heating up in large numbers, producing a byzantine brew of battles in courts all across America. Here, Law360 provides a map that will continue to track completed, ongoing and upcoming trials.

7th Circ. Finds DEA, State Officials Immune In Pill Mill 'Mess'

By Gianna Ferrarin

The Seventh Circuit Monday overturned rulings that would have let a doctor's Fourth and Fifth amendments claims over a pill mill investigation go to trial, concluding federal and state officials are entitled to immunity in proceedings the court described as a "tangled mess."

Pharmacies Battle For Coverage Of Opioid Lawsuit Claims

By Carolina Bolado

Publix Super Markets and a Georgia-based generic-drug wholesaler urged the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to force their insurers to defend them in numerous lawsuits accusing the pharmacies of improperly distributing opioids, arguing their policies' coverage for "bodily injury" should include the suits.

Doc Takes Plea, Avoids Prison In Novel Opioid Death Case

By Julie Manganis

A retired Massachusetts doctor pled guilty and was sentenced to five years of probation in a first-of-its-kind involuntary manslaughter case over a patient's 2016 opioid overdose death, the state attorney general's office announced.

Health Co. Execs Convicted In $100M Adderall Sales Scheme

By Lauren Berg

A San Francisco federal jury weighing a first-of-its-kind case on Tuesday convicted two digital healthcare company executives of scheming to sell Adderall through deceptive advertising, allegedly bringing in $100 million in illicit profits.

Opioids Didn't Weigh Heavily In Finances, Hospital Execs Say

By Cara Salvatore

A Florida state court jury heard the start of major pharmacy chains' defense case Friday over allegations that they fueled the opioid crisis and sent Florida hospitals' costs soaring, with testimony from former hospital executives saying the cost of opioid treatment didn't loom large in their financial decisions.


Expert Analysis

J.B. Heaton
Big Cos. Shouldn't Cry 'Settlement Pressure' To Justify Appeal

By J.B. Heaton

The Sixth Circuit was correct to find that intense pressure to settle doesn't earn opioid case defendants Walgreens and Walmart an interlocutory appeal or new trial on liability, as that argument applies only when a defendant is risk averse, a notion not suited to large public corporations, says J.B. Heaton at One Hat Research.

Jeb White
Amid Historic Spending, Congress Should Strengthen FCA

By Jeb White

Notwithstanding the misleadingly rosy picture painted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s fiscal year 2021 False Claims Act recovery statistics, Congress should close legislative gaps that deter whistleblower actions, especially in light of increasingly high government spending and adjacent opportunities to misuse public funds, says Jeb White at Taxpayers Against Fraud.

Suzanne Jaffe Bloom
What Cos. Can Learn From The 2021 FCA Recovery Statistics

By Suzanne Jaffe Bloom, Benjamin Sokoly and Jack Cartwright

Attorneys at Winston unpack the recently released U.S. Department of Justice False Claims Act recovery statistics for fiscal year 2021, discuss how they compare to prior years and what companies in an expanding array of industries should expect next.

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