PBMs Hammer Opioid Judge In Last-Ditch Gambit At 6th Circ.

By Jeff Overley · August 27, 2026, 11:26 PM EDT

An Ohio federal judge knowingly flouted a Sixth Circuit rebuke by forcing two of the largest remaining defendants in multidistrict opioid litigation to either "settle for enormous sums or litigate for...

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Case Information

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


Case Title

In re: OptumRx, Inc., et al

Case Number

26-3780

Court

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Original Proceeding 

Date Filed

August 27, 2026