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  • Judge Garguilo's Ruling Alarms Opioid Manufacturers Judge Garguilo's Ruling Alarms Opioid Manufacturers
    12/16/2021 - 08:26
    New York Judge Garguilo recently announced none of the claims against the opioid manufacturers would be dismissed, indicating that each of the plaintiffs' cases was adequate. The defendants named in the litigation are Purdue Pharma and…
  • Reckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4B To End Opioid Crisis Reckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4B To End Opioid Crisis
    12/21/2021 - 13:50
    Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a British pharmaceutical company, agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle a long-running probe with the U.S. federal government over sales and marketing of the opioid Suboxone.On July 11, RB agreed to resolve all…
  • Ontario, New Entrant To Join Opioid Class Action Ontario, New Entrant To Join Opioid Class Action
    12/20/2021 - 09:07
    On Wednesday, Ontario passed a bill to join five other provinces in a class-action suit led by British Columbia against opioid manufacturers alleging false marketing tactics.The suit is filed in a bid to recoup costs from manufacturers and…
  • McKinsey To Settle Opioid Marketing Claims With NV For $45M McKinsey To Settle Opioid Marketing Claims With NV For $45M
    12/09/2021 - 12:20
    On Monday, Nevada Attorney General (AG) announced that McKinsey & Co. Inc., the American worldwide management consulting firm, has reached a $45 million deal with the state to resolve claims alleging the company's role in fueling the…
  • $260M Tentative Deal To End Opioid Crisis $260M Tentative Deal To End Opioid Crisis
    12/20/2021 - 12:10
    On Monday, two Ohio counties and four drug companies reached a tentative settlement of roughly $260 million at the eleventh hour to avoid an opioid trial.The deal involves Summit and Cuyahoga counties, along with defendants…
  • Opiate Lawsuits now centralized officially under MDL 2804! Opiate Lawsuits now centralized officially under MDL 2804!
    12/15/2021 - 06:22
    As a follow-up to our Opioids related news last month, we now have information that the JPML is out with their review decision regarding the motion filed to centralize the opiate lawsuits filed that created a national crisis. The resulting…
  • Okla. Vs. J&J Opioid-Crisis Trial Wrapped Okla. Vs. J&J Opioid-Crisis Trial Wrapped
    12/21/2021 - 13:38
    Trial testimony in the high-profile case involving Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Oklahoma state over the ravages of the opioid crisis ended on Monday.Following eight weeks of testimony, attorneys representing the state and the…
  • Opioid MDL: U.K.-Based Pharmaceutical Co. To Pay $24M Opioid MDL: U.K.-Based Pharmaceutical Co. To Pay $24M
    12/21/2021 - 08:44
    On Friday 6, Mallinckrodt, a U.K. based pharmaceutical company, said that it would pay $24 million and donate up to $6 million in generic drugs to two Ohio counties to resolve their claims in the upcoming October 21 trial over the opioid…
  • Opioid Crisis: Insys Therapeutics Agrees To Settle For $225M Opioid Crisis: Insys Therapeutics Agrees To Settle For $225M
    12/21/2021 - 11:35
    Insys Therapeutics Inc. has agreed to pay $225M to end criminal and civil investigations imposed by the federal government over allegations that the company bribed doctors to prescribe a powerful and addictive opioid spray.The company had…
  • Purdue's Motion To Dismiss Opioid Marketing Case Rejected Purdue's Motion To Dismiss Opioid Marketing Case Rejected
    12/17/2021 - 08:33
    Merrimack County Superior Court Judge John Kissinger rejected Purdue Pharma's motion to dismiss claims filed against it over opioid’s deceptive marketing in New Hampshire.The county judge asserted that Purdue Pharma purposely downplayed the…