January 29, 2019
An Ohio federal judge agreed Tuesday to once again push back the start date of the first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the country's opioid epidemic to give the plaintiffs and the opioid makers enough time to resolve ongoing discovery issues.
January 29, 2019
The city of Cleveland has filed a redacted motion in Ohio federal court laying out its reasons for seeking to disqualify a BakerHostetler partner and former U.S. attorney from representing Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a bellwether case over the opioid epidemic, saying that in a deposition she used confidential information she gained while she was a public official.
January 23, 2019
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Wednesday hit back at a motion to disqualify a BakerHostetler partner— and former U.S. attorney who worked on the opioid crisis— from bellwether cases in the opioid multidistrict litigation, saying she hasn't violated any ethical rule.
January 18, 2019
An Ohio federal judge on Friday blocked drug distributors from trying again to keep racketeering allegations out of a bellwether trial in the opioid multidistrict litigation, rejecting assertions that enormous damages associated with racketeering will hinder settlement talks.
January 16, 2019
The Sixth Circuit should decide whether Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and nuisance claims in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis hold up before the Ohio district court case moves on, drug distributors have told the trial court.
January 10, 2019
A caustic quarrel over comments by plaintiffs lawyers on CBS News show "60 Minutes" about drug industry responsibility for the opioid crisis has ended, according to a court filing Thursday in multidistrict litigation.
January 09, 2019
A BakerHostetler partner who represents Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic should be disqualified from the case, according to a motion filed in Ohio federal court Wednesday.
January 09, 2019
Top plaintiffs attorneys in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis are savaging an ethics complaint lodged by drug companies, accusing them of meritless and "dishonest" objections to televised criticism of painkiller sellers.
January 04, 2019
Drug manufacturers and distributors late Friday accused plaintiffs attorneys of "a concerted campaign to taint potential jury pools" in litigation over the opioid crisis, urging an Ohio federal judge to issue a gag order and sanctions.
January 02, 2019
The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation has issued an order creating a second track of bellwether cases, saying the first track of cases represents a large but incomplete portion of the issues relevant to the litigation.