March 27, 2026
An insurer asked an Illinois federal court to reject a drug wholesaler's bid for sanctions in a dispute over coverage for underlying opioid litigation, saying the accusations that it intentionally destroyed pertinent evidence are, "at best, based on half-truths and misstatements of fact."
March 13, 2026
A drug wholesaler seeking coverage for underlying opioid litigation urged an Illinois federal court to sanction its insurer for destroying key emails and underwriting records, saying the carrier failed to update a litigation hold or suspend its automatic deletion policies and then attempted to hide the issue during discovery.
October 04, 2023
Cincinnati Insurance Co. urged an Illinois federal court to reject a drug wholesaler's "overly broad and burdensome document production" demands in an insurance dispute over more than $625 million worth of underlying opioid litigation settlements, arguing the demands are "not tethered to either Cincinnati's discovery responses or the law."