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JPML to Consider Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuits on Jan. 25, 2024
A federal panel of judges is set to hear oral arguments next month to decide whether lawsuits related to Suboxone tooth decay, currently spread across the federal court system, should be consolidated before a single judge for coordinated…
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Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Opioid Overdose Death Lawsuit
On December 3, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a petition filed by the parents of a National Hockey League player. The petition stated that the player lost his life due to an overdose of opioids prescribed by the team doctors.…
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Michigan Could Get $800M In Opioid Litigation
Attorney General Dana Nessel said that Michigan could get $800 million in opioid litigation from the three major drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for the opioid epidemic caused in the state.The final amount will be…
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Craven County Gets $15M From State Opioid Settlement
At the Riverfront Convention Centre, the Craven County Board of Commissioners conducted a special meeting to discuss the opioid settlement funds and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).The MOA mandates a single yearly meeting at which all towns…
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Drugmakers To Pay $15M For Opioid Settlements
Drugmakers Endo International Plc and Allergan Plc have agreed to pay $15 million to settle the opioid crisis and make an exit from the lead bellwether cases in multidistrict opioid litigation.The tentative deal was announced on Tuesday,…
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Online Tracker States 5 Texans Die Everyday From Fentanyl
The deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, which has been responsible for thousands of deaths in Texas over the past several years, has been tracked by the state of Texas using an internet program.The governor made the announcement as part of…
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J&J's Talcum Powder Lawsuits' Proceedings Halted
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has halted the court proceedings of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) talcum powder lawsuits and has transferred the cases to a federal court in New Jersey where the verdict might not favor the company. The claims…
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Arizona Opioid Lawsuit Remanded From Federal To State Court
The Arizona District Court granted the City of Prescott’s Motion to send back its lawsuits over the opioid crisis in Arizona, from federal court to state court where it was initially filed. The decision was granted last Friday in favor of…
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Connecticut Judge Tosses Opioid Lawsuits Against Drug Makers
On Tuesday, January 8, Judge Thomas Moukawsher of the Hartford Superior Court dismissed opioid lawsuits filed by 37 cities and two towns in the Connecticut state against Purdue Pharma and two dozen other drug companies. The lawsuits were…
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Cuyahoga, Summit Counties Opioid Trial Set For Oct. 2020
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster in an order stated that he would preside over a trial starting Oct. 7, 2020, for claims made by Cuyahoga and Summit counties against pharmacy companies for fuelling the opioids epidemic.According…