In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:17-md-02804

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. January 14, 2021

    6th Circ. Won't Stop Ex-FDA Chief's Opioid MDL Testimony

    The Sixth Circuit said on Thursday that it won't stop a lower court from forcing a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration director to be deposed in multidistrict opioid litigation before he clocks in to work in an unspecified role in the Biden administration.

  2. January 11, 2021

    Ex-FDA Chief Getting Biden Admin. Post, Opioid Atty Says

    A former U.S. Food and Drug Administration leader under two presidents is expected to be named soon to a full-time post in the Biden administration, a lawyer said Monday in multidistrict opioid litigation during a battle over the onetime FDA boss' testimony.

  3. January 06, 2021

    DOJ Misled Court About Planned Opioid Suit, Walmart Says

    Walmart Inc. on Wednesday unleashed fresh allegations of dodgy behavior by U.S. Department of Justice attorneys investigating its sales of prescription opioids, accusing government lawyers of making "disingenuous" statements in Texas federal court about looming enforcement.

  4. January 06, 2021

    W.Va. Opioid Distributor Bellwether Trial Set For May

    A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday set a May trial date for the three major drug distributors over claims they fueled the opioid crisis, waving away their protestations that the coronavirus vaccine rollout has been troublingly slow and saying it's time to "get some closure."

  5. January 03, 2021

    2021 Trials To Watch As Litigants Return To Court — Hopefully

    After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic swiped numerous important trials off the table, 2021 is widely hoped to bring broad vaccine availability and a return to the courtroom for many who have been awaiting their days in court.

  6. December 07, 2020

    Another Opioid Bellwether Delayed For COVID-19

    An Ohio federal judge on Friday moved the May 2021 trial date for a bellwether case brought by two Ohio counties against pharmacies in the opioid multidistrict litigation to October 2021 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

  7. December 03, 2020

    W.Va. Opioid Bellwether Delayed By Virus Concerns

    A West Virginia federal court on Thursday delayed a planned January opioid trial after the three major U.S. drug distributors argued the worsening coronavirus pandemic made it too dangerous, but the judge hinted the rescheduled trial could be partially remote.

  8. December 02, 2020

    Don't Let Virus Delay W.Va. Opioid Bellwether, Court Urged

    A West Virginia county and city asked a federal court Tuesday to stick with a planned January trial date for bellwether claims against the three major U.S. drug distributors over the opioid crisis, saying opening arguments and more can be done remotely amid the coronavirus crisis.

  9. December 01, 2020

    In Opioid MDL, Fears Of Allergan Dissolving To Avoid Payout

    A battle has erupted in a bellwether case in multidistrict opioid litigation over access to internal documents at Allergan parent company AbbVie, which is facing insinuations that it might shutter Allergan to avoid paying a future legal judgment over allegedly unlawful painkiller sales.

  10. November 18, 2020

    Judge Strikes Opioid Claims Against Prescribers

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis on Wednesday struck pharmacies' claims that third-party health care workers were liable for writing opioid prescriptions, saying they're using previously rejected arguments.