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  • Mallinckrodt To End Opioid Epidemic With $1.6B Settlement Mallinckrodt To End Opioid Epidemic With $1.6B Settlement
    12/10/2021 - 13:48
    Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, the Irish–based manufacturer of generic drugs, agreed to pay $1.6 billion to resolve the mounting lawsuits that claim the manufacturer of fueling the opioid epidemic, which resulted in tens of thousands of…
  • Opioid Bellwether Trial Delayed by Federal Judge Opioid Bellwether Trial Delayed by Federal Judge
    12/20/2021 - 11:38
    According to a recent order issued by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, claims filed by four Northeast Ohio governments against opioid makers have been pushed back until October 21, this year.The trial for the lawsuits filed by the cities of…
  • Louisiana, A New Entrant Joins The Opioid MDL Louisiana, A New Entrant Joins The Opioid MDL
    12/21/2021 - 12:38
    Louisiana is now putting efforts to redirect all the lawsuits against opioid manufacturers into the MDL to join more than 2,000 other lawsuits from states, cities, and school districts.According to Jacques Ambers, special assistant to…
  • Endo Seeks Separate Settlement Track To Resolve Opioid Cases Endo Seeks Separate Settlement Track To Resolve Opioid Cases
    12/17/2021 - 11:23
    Endo Pharmaceuticals plans to settle all lawsuits against its prescription opioid Opana painkiller in a separate track, hoping to put a cap on its legal exposure. The Dublin-based manufacturer is attempting to resolve by the end of the year…
  • Purdue Files Motion To Extend Stay On Its Opioid Litigation Purdue Files Motion To Extend Stay On Its Opioid Litigation
    12/09/2021 - 12:01
    On April 7, Purdue Pharma L.P. filed a motion asking a New York bankruptcy judge to extend a stay over the opioid lawsuits filed against it and the owner of the company, the Sackler family.According to the motion filed, the company stated…
  • Four Major Drug Companies Offer $26B Opioid Settlement Deal Four Major Drug Companies Offer $26B Opioid Settlement Deal
    12/22/2021 - 14:26
    A $26 billion opioid deal has been put forward by three major drug distributors and a large drug manufacturer to resolve thousands of lawsuits brought by the state and local governments over their role in the damages caused by the…
  • Nevada Gets $333M To Fight Opioid Crisis Nevada Gets $333M To Fight Opioid Crisis
    12/20/2021 - 08:37
    Nevada received more than $333 million by the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs to combat the effect of the opioid crisis.Grants will apparently go to law enforcement officers, emergency responders, and treatment…
  • Federal Funding of $350M Granted To Reduce Opioid Deaths Federal Funding of $350M Granted To Reduce Opioid Deaths
    12/21/2021 - 08:32
    On Thursday, April 18, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar II sanctioned more than $350 million in a federal move aimed at bringing down opioid addiction deaths by 40% over the next three years.The funds will be distributed as…
  • Opioid-Babies Denied Separate MDL Track by Judge Polster Opioid-Babies Denied Separate MDL Track by Judge Polster
    12/16/2021 - 13:30
    U.S. District Judge Aaron Polster, overseeing the opioid litigation, denied the request put forth by attorneys to form a separate MDL track for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome due to their mother’s opioid addiction. The appeal was…
  • Purdue Pharma To Pay $200M To NY Over Opioid Epidemic Purdue Pharma To Pay $200M To NY Over Opioid Epidemic
    12/09/2021 - 08:54
    Purdue Pharma will pay $200 million to New York State as a part of a $4.5 billion opioid settlement that includes drug treatment and prevention programs for the people affected by the opioid epidemic.The settlement includes 15 other states…