By Emlyn Cameron

Rite Aid Corp. asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to issue an injunction blocking the federal government from litigating a whistleblower suit in Ohio over the filling of illegal opioid prescriptions until the bankruptcy court can approve a reorganization plan.

By Shane Dilworth

Walmart's insurers urged an Arkansas state judge to find they have no duty to defend the retail giant against suits brought over the opioid epidemic, arguing that addiction and death tied to the powerful prescription pain medications do not constitute accidents covered under their policies.

By Mike Curley

The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday refused to compel the disqualification of a special master appointed to manage cases against pharmacy benefits managers in the national opioid multidistrict litigation over an email he inadvertently sent to all parties, saying nothing in the email shows bias.

By Alex Wittenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow creditors of Purdue Pharma LP to make their own oral arguments in a case that asks whether the U.S. Bankruptcy Code authorizes as part of a Chapter 11 plan the release of third-party claims against members of the Sackler family.

By Dan McKay

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition Monday from an Alabama opioid prescriber who asked the justices to review whether lower courts have ignored the tougher prosecution standard established in his own Supreme Court case.