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  • Opioid Epidemic: New York Set For January Trial Opioid Epidemic: New York Set For January Trial
    12/20/2021 - 11:15
    Jerry Garguilo, a New York state court judge, on Wednesday, set a trial date of January 20 for the lawsuits brought by the state attorney general and the Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk against a group of opioid manufacturers and…
  • Okhlahoma’s OxyContin Lawsuits To Be Settled For $270 Million Okhlahoma’s OxyContin Lawsuits To Be Settled For $270 Million
    12/21/2021 - 07:30
    OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, agreed to pay $270 million to escape from a state court trial over the company's involvement in the opioid addiction which took more than 200,000 lives in the U.S. over the…
  • Opioid Negotiation Class Creation Questioned Opioid Negotiation Class Creation Questioned
    12/13/2021 - 11:40
    On Tuesday, the Sixth Circuit Judge, David McKeague, questioned the requirement of the opioid negotiation class after hearing arguments from the manufacturers and distributors who claimed that the class created by a federal judge is…
  • J&J Appeals Okla's $465M Opioid Verdict J&J Appeals Okla's $465M Opioid Verdict
    12/20/2021 - 09:11
    On Monday, attorneys on behalf of Johnson & Johnson (J&J)  and Janssen Pharmaceuticals filed an appeal over Oklahoma judge’s ruling to pay $465 million to help the state recover from the opioid crisis.According to the appeal filed,…
  • McKinsey's $32M Opioid Deal With NY AG Approved McKinsey's $32M Opioid Deal With NY AG Approved
    12/09/2021 - 12:55
    Last Friday, Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Jerry Garguilo approved a $32 million deal between McKinsey & Co. and the New York attorney general over the company's alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis.The approval faced…
  • Opioid Manufacturers Debate Over Jury Trial in Oklahoma Suit Opioid Manufacturers Debate Over Jury Trial in Oklahoma Suit
    12/21/2021 - 08:17
    Opioid manufacturers sued by the state of Oklahoma were divided in their opinion over whether the state’s case must be tried before a judge or a jury.After Oklahoma Attorney General, Mike Hunter, dropped some of the state's claims last week…
  • Opioid Manufacturers Hit With a Federal RICO-based Lawsuit Opioid Manufacturers Hit With a Federal RICO-based Lawsuit
    12/15/2021 - 07:37
    Luzerne County has filed a federal RICO-based lawsuit against various opioid manufacturers and wholesale distributors accusing them of racketeering and illegally marketing painkillers that are highly addictive. The suit is filed in US…
  • Opioid Crisis: First State Court Trial To Begin in May 2019 Opioid Crisis: First State Court Trial To Begin in May 2019
    12/16/2021 - 07:40
    Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman set May 28, 2019, as the date for initiating the trial for the opioid litigation against the Opioid Big Pharma industry and its affiliates in Oklahoma.The lawsuits filed in June 2017 by various…
  • Hearing Session On Separate Infant Opioid MDL, Nov. 29 Hearing Session On Separate Infant Opioid MDL, Nov. 29
    12/17/2021 - 14:26
    In a response filed on October 12, 2018, more than a dozen opioid manufacturers expressed their opposition regarding forming a separate MDL for infants addicted to opioid drugs. The manufacturers indicated that separating the cases would…
  • Los Angeles Joins the Battle Against Opioid Epidemic Los Angeles Joins the Battle Against Opioid Epidemic
    12/22/2021 - 16:25
    Los Angeles has now joined several others to fight the Opioid epidemic battle. Recently, a Los Angeles city attorney filed a lawsuit in the California district court against a group of pharmaceutical companies alleging their contribution to…