In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

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Case overview

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. September 14, 2021

    'Red Flag' Expert's Opinion Limited In Opioid MDL

    An Ohio federal judge will limit the scope of an expert's testimony about how pharmacies failed to heed "red flags" meant to curb the diversion of opioids, saying he can opine that the alleged failure likely led to the drugs getting out on the streets, but he cannot establish a direct causal link.

  2. September 08, 2021

    Opioid MDL's Tribal Bellwether Paused, Global Deal Possible

    An Oklahoma federal judge on Wednesday paused key proceedings in the bellwether case for Native American tribes in multidistrict opioid litigation after the Cherokee Nation and the country's largest drug distributors indicated that a major settlement might be imminent.

  3. August 26, 2021

    Rite Aid Strikes Deal To Avert Opioid MDL's 1st Pharmacy Trial

    A years-in-the-making opioid trial against major pharmacy chains won't include Rite Aid Corp., which revealed a deal Thursday to avoid going before an Ohio federal jury on allegations it unlawfully dispensed and distributed massive amounts of prescription narcotics.

  4. August 20, 2021

    NJ Joins $26B Opioid Settlement With J&J, Pharma Cos.

    New Jersey intends to join a $26 billion settlement with Johnson & Johnson and three pharmaceutical distribution companies in sprawling multidistrict litigation over the companies' roles in the opioid crisis, acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Friday.

  5. August 18, 2021

    Grocery Chain Wants Out Of Ohio Counties' Opioid Bellwether

    A regional supermarket chain on Tuesday told the Ohio federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis that it should be let out of public nuisance claims brought by two counties in an upcoming bellwether trial since it has a decadelong history of compliance with anti-diversion laws.

  6. August 17, 2021

    'No End In Sight' As Endo, Arnold & Porter Reveal Opioid Files

    The conduct of Endo Pharmaceuticals and its Arnold & Porter attorneys has thoroughly tainted discovery in multidistrict opioid litigation, an Illinois federal judge heard Tuesday, shortly after new disclosures showed that the law firm was recently threatened with a possible referral to the state bar authorities.

  7. August 13, 2021

    Ohio Counties Don't Want 'Legal Opioid' Talk In Bellwether

    Two Ohio counties set for an October bellwether trial over the opioid crisis want their pharmacy-chain adversaries blocked from calling prescription opioids "legal opioids," saying it will only confuse matters since legality is dependent on context.

  8. August 09, 2021

    Atty Fees Capped At 15% In $26B Opioid MDL Settlement

    An Ohio federal judge has capped contingent attorney fees in a $26 billion settlement in the sprawling opioid multidistrict litigation at 15%, saying the cap is necessary to ensure more money goes to the plaintiffs for addressing the harm opioids have done and to keep fees from being unreasonable.

  9. August 06, 2021

    5 Highlights As Endo, Arnold & Porter Face Opioid Oblivion

    Endo Pharmaceuticals and Arnold & Porter struggled Friday to contain fast-spreading fallout from explosive allegations they hid "damning evidence" in opioid litigation, as a New York judge contemplated nuking the drugmaker's entire trial defense and plaintiffs' lawyers argued that the misconduct has damaged opioid cases nationwide.

  10. July 28, 2021

    Opioid Distributors Pin Blame On Others As W.Va. Trial Ends

    Drug distributors ended their bellwether case in West Virginia on Wednesday with a declaration that opioids piled up there because of doctors, legislators, health officials, the DEA — and the state's just plain unhealthy people.