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In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation
Case Number:
1:17-md-02804
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Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Eastman & Smith
- Vernick & Associates
- Holland & Hart
- Ellis & Winters
- Bailey & Glasser
- Montgomery Elsner
- Jones Walker LLP
- Reminger Co.
- Cox, Cox & Estes
- Forsgren Fisher
- Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea
- Kelley Drye
- Hagens Berman
- Foley Hoag
- Foulston Siefkin
- Bartlit Beck
- Simmons Hanly
- Foster Garvey
- Baker & Hostetler
- Health Law Alliance
- Gray Ice Higdon
- Perkins Coie
- Motley Rice
- Hueston Hennigan
- Calfee Halter
- Covington & Burling
- Venable LLP
- Roetzel & Andress
- Burns White
- Morgan Lewis
- Frazer Greene
- Patterson Belknap
- Theisen Brock
- Flagel & Papakirk
- Maurice Wood
- Wachtell Lipton
- Davis Wright Tremaine
- Gray Rust
- Lynn Pinker
- Penna & Mendicino
- Calcagni & Kanefsky
- Schneider Wallace
- Nelson Mullins
- Phillips Murrah
- Stastny Law Firm
- Friedman Dazzio
- Offutt Simmons
- Simpson & Deardorff
- Miller & Martin
- Adams & Reese
- Greenberg Gross
- Lightfoot Franklin
- Wiggin & Dana
- Sloane and Walsh
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Brady Fischel
- Scott Douglass
- McDermott Will & Schulte
- Capplis Connors
- McDermott Weaver
- Shaffer & Shaffer
- Sugarman Law
- Levin Papantonio
- Allen & Gooch
- Zeiger Tigges
- Pelini Campbell
- Weisman Kennedy
- Silva Kettlewell
- McCarthy Leonard
- Goodwin Lewis
- Nixon Peabody
- Jones Day
- Trombley & Hanes
- Carr Allison
- McHugh Fuller
- FordHarrison
- Saul Ewing
- Vinson & Elkins
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Wyrsch Hobbs
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Sherrard German
- Maynard Nexsen
- Skarzynski Marick
- Dughi Hewit
- Marino Tortorella
- Petruccelli Martin
- Angeli & Calfo
- Dowd Bennett
- Gordon Rees
- Norris Keplinger
- Crowe & Dunlevy
- Hyman Phelps
- Fennemore
- Collinson Daehnke
- Buckingham Doolittle
- Mitchell McNutt
- Spangenberg Shibley
- Walden Macht
- Parker Hudson
- Babst Calland
- Benesch
- Litchfield Cavo
- Critchfield Critchfield
- Tucker Arensberg
- Sheppard Mullin
- Latham & Watkins
- Bendin Sumrall
- Fisher & Phillips
- Weston Hurd
- Atkinson & Polak
- Lewis Gianola
- Skikos Crawford
- Lathrop GPM
- Atkinson Baker
- Morrison Mahoney
- FBT Gibbons
- Axinn Veltrop
- Murray Murphy
- Salvatore Prescott
- Weil Gotshal
- Barnett Benvenuti
- King & Spalding
- Hilder & Associates
- Bowman & Brooke
- Williams & Connolly
- Vorys
- Alston & Bird
- Davis Polk
- Thompson Hine
- Reed Smith
- Blank Rome
- Littler Mendelson
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Brooks Wilkins
- Holland & Knight
- Gwin Steinmetz
- Dann Law Firm
- Gillam Smith
- Biedermann Hoenig
- Ball Janik
- Starnes Davis
- McGuireWoods
- Husch Blackwell
- Tabet DiVito
- Swift Currie
- Grotefeld Hoffmann
- Fox Rothschild
- White Arnold & Dowd
- Lewis Brisbois
- Gibson Dunn
- McDonald Hopkins
- Jenner & Block
- Wiggins Sewell
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Greenberg Traurig
- Haar & Woods
- Trent & Taylor
- Faegre Drinker
- Arnold & Porter
- Moore & Van Allen
- Cravath Swaine
- Womble Bond
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Seeger Weiss
- Dinsmore & Shohl
- Thompson Coburn
- Smith Gambrell
- Baker Botts
- Hogan Lovells
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Ropes & Gray
- Morgan & Morgan PA
- Hodgson Russ
- Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
- Bennett Bigelow
- Foley & Lardner
- Mintzer Sarowitz
- Offit Kurman
- DLA Piper
- Stone Pigman
- Troutman
- Porter Wright
- Cox Cox
- Wilson Elser
- Norton Rose
- Sommer Udall
- Ice Miller
- Bradley Arant
- Powell & Majestro
- Skadden Arps
- Irpino Avin
- Kobre & Kim
- Maldegen Templeman
- Plevin & Gallucci
- Wegman Hessler
- Sidley Austin
- UB Greensfelder
- Arnall Golden
- Archer & Greiner
- Bonezzi Switzer
- Segal McCambridge
- Wharton Levin
- Tucker Ellis
- Zimmer Kunz
- Shook Hardy
- Wiener Weiss
- Sherrard Roe
- Faruki PLL
- Hall Booth
- Madison & Rosan
- Ritchie Davies
- Huie Fernambucq
- Hunton Andrews
- Owen Gleaton
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Zuckerman Spaeder
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Kay Casto
- Flaherty Sensabaugh
- Winston & Strawn
- Carella Byrne
- Clausen Miller
- Fain Anderson
- Marcus & Shapira
- Robbins Geller
- Dickinson Wright
- Quinn Emanuel
- Yetter Coleman
- Taft Stettinius
- Bressler Amery
- Scharnhorst Ast
- Baker McKenzie
- Wiedner & McAuliffe
- Gordon Arata
- Cipriani & Werner
- Miles & Stockbridge
- Lambert Coffin
- Davis Bengtson
- Best & Sharp
- Zausmer PC
- Lieff Cabraser
- Keller Rohrback
- Madison Mroz
- Hodges Doughty
- Onda LaBuhn
- Rockwell & Kaufman
- Kerrick Bachert
- Devine Millimet
- Rodey Dickason
- Rammelkamp Muehlenweg
- Adler Cohen
- Gleason Flynn
- Goodell DeVries
- Bowles Rice
- Orndorff Mowen
- Karr Tuttle
- Del Sole Cavanaugh
- Dugan Law Firm
- Armbrecht Jackson
- Brinker & Doyen
- Pietragallo Gordon
- Brown & James
- Stites & Harbison
- Pray Walker
- Gallagher Sharp
- Spilman Thomas
- Bush Seyferth
- Baker Sterchi
- Copeland Stair
- DV Injury Law
- Drew Eckl
- Lashly & Baer
- Miller Fair
- Mehri & Skalet
- Irwin Fritchie
- Kodner Watkins
- Cotchett Pitre
- Hoguet Newman
- Weiss Law
- Farrell & Fuller
- Ward & Smith
- Cavitch Familo
- Watkins & Eager
- Watkinson Laird
- Stoll Keenon
- Simon Greenstone
- Sonosky Chambers
- Hughes Hubbard
- Buckley King
- Upshaw Williams
- Weiss Law Office SC
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Dykema
- Welsh & McGough
- Butler Snow LLP
- Wheeler Trigg
- Childress Ahlheim
- Wadleigh Starr
- Church Church Hittle & Antrim
- Keating Muething
- Breazeale Sachse
- Sperling Kenny
- Clark Hill
- Burr & Forman
- Susman Godfrey
- Brownstein Hyatt
- Baker Donelson
- Robinson & McElwee
- Bass Berry
- Baron & Budd
- Anderson & Gilbert
- Quarles & Brady
- Greene Ketchum
- Phelps Dunbar
- Haug Partners
- HeplerBroom
- Hinkle Shanor
- Simpson Logback
Companies
- Mission Pharmacal Co.
- Schnuck Markets Inc.
- Neos Therapeutics Inc.
- Rath Young
- Henry Schein Inc.
- Warner Chilcott Limited
- Ahold Delhaize
- Lupin Ltd.
- J.M. Smith Corp.
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
- Giant Eagle Inc.
- Sam's Club
- Weis Markets Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Ltd.
- Brookshire Brothers Inc.
- Patterson Veterinary Supply Inc.
- Perrigo Co. PLC
- Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- Zogenix Inc.
- Forest Laboratories Inc.
- Meadow
- Medisca Pharmaceutique Inc.
- AbbVie Inc.
- Bailey Medical Center LLC
- KVK Tech Inc.
- Lannett Company, Inc
- Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.
- Noramco Inc.
- Olympia Pharmacy
- Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.
- Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
- Cencora Inc.
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- Medco Health Solutions Inc.
- Endo International PLC
- Mississippi Hospital Association
- Impax Laboratories, Inc.
- Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- H.D. Smith LLC
- Omnicare Inc.
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Assertio Holdings Inc.
- Pacific Medical Inc.
- Costco
- Covidien PLC
- Walmart Inc.
- Sandoz International GmbH
- Optum Inc.
- UnitedHealth Group Inc.
- Lloyd's America Inc.
- Masters Pharmaceutical Inc.
- Express Scripts Holding Co.
- Discount Drug Mart Inc.
- The Harvard Drug Group LLC
- Nesher Pharmaceuticals (USA) LLC
- CVS Health Corp.
- Penn Veterinary Supply Inc.
- Ironshore Inc.
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- McKesson Corp.
- Ahold Delhaize USA
- Duane Reade Holdings Inc.
- Los Angeles Times
- KV Pharmaceutical Co.
- Abbott Laboratories
- PSS World Medical Inc.
- Brookshire Grocery
- Navitus Health Solutions LLC
- Morris & Dickson Co. LLC
- Mutual Drug
- Viatris Inc.
- Target Corp.
- UCB SA
- Elevate
- Wakefern Food Corp.
- Kinray Inc.
- Anda Inc.
- NuCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Johnson & Johnson
- Indivior PLC
- Supervalu Inc.
- Allergan PLC
- Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc.
- Rochester Drug Cooperative Inc.
- Purdue Pharma LP
- Northeastern University
- Longs Drugs
- Alvogen Group Inc.
- West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.
- Alpharma Inc.
- Fresenius Kabi AG
- OptumRx Inc.
- Safeway Inc.
- Akorn Inc.
- Apria Healthcare Group
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
- Paddock Laboratories Inc.
- Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA
- Acme Markets Inc.
- Tris Pharma Inc.
- Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Cephalon Inc.
- Hospira Inc.
- King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Mallinckrodt PLC
- The Kroger Co.
- Baxter International Inc.
- USA Today International Corp.
- Rite Aid Corp.
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
- Pfizer Inc.
- ICU Medical Inc.
- H‑E‑B LP
- Novartis AG
- Staten Island University Hospital
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Government Agencies
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- City of Portsmouth, Virginia
- City of Trenton, New Jersey
- State of Nevada
- State of Tennessee
- State of Michigan
- U.S. Department of Justice
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