Oldest Opioid Suit, An MDL Bellwether, Evades Latest Assault

By Jeff Overley · March 31, 2021, 9:40 PM EDT

Seven years after becoming the first city to sue drugmakers over the opioid crisis, Chicago on Wednesday saw its bellwether case in multidistrict litigation survive another flurry of attacks, keeping it...

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Case Information

Case Title

City of Chicago v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al.

Case Number

1:14-cv-04361

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

370 Other Fraud

Date Filed

June 11, 2014


Case Title

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Case Number

1:17-md-02804

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

P.I.: Other

Date Filed

November 04, 2022