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MLex

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:17-md-02804

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Court:

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Dan Aaron Polster (MDL 28

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  1. May 22, 2020

    Amerisource Hid 'Pillbillies' Email In Opioid MDL, Attys Say

    AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. violated its discovery duties in multidistrict opioid litigation by not promptly producing key documents, including an internal email chain that joked about "pillbillies" abusing painkillers, plaintiffs attorneys told an Ohio federal judge.

  2. April 30, 2020

    New Pharmacy Bellwether Trial Set For 2021 In Opioid MDL

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict opioid litigation picked two cases Thursday for a bellwether trial in 2021 to test allegations that the nation's largest pharmacy chains fueled the opioid crisis by dispensing painkiller prescriptions they should have known weren't appropriate.

  3. April 28, 2020

    Enough Already With Opioid Bellwethers, Pharmacies Say

    Big pharmacy chains on Tuesday objected to plans in the multidistrict opioid litigation to select a new bellwether case to test allegations of improper painkiller dispensing, saying another case in Northern Ohio federal court would be overkill.

  4. April 22, 2020

    Opioid Funds Should Be Used For Mental Health, Judge Told

    Mental health advocates on Tuesday told the Ohio federal judge overseeing opioid multidistrict litigation that half of the settlement funds from the litigation should be used to form a foundation addressing mental illness.

  5. April 17, 2020

    Opioid MDL Needs New Pharmacy Bellwether, Judge Says

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing the vast multidistrict opioid litigation told local governments and pharmacy giants to quickly select a new bellwether case to test allegations of improper painkiller dispensing or he will do it himself.

  6. April 16, 2020

    Fed-Up Judge Tells Attys To 'STOP!' With Opioid Filings

    After reviewing a flurry of filings in one of the multidistrict opioid litigation's bellwether cases, an Oklahoma federal judge sent a succinct response to attorneys for a Native American tribe and major drug companies: "STOP!"

  7. April 15, 2020

    6th Circ. Limits Opioid Claims Against Pharmacies

    In a major development for the vast multidistrict opioid litigation, the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday said that key bellwether cases against CVS, Walgreens and other pharmacy giants can't include dispensing allegations because those claims were added too late.

  8. April 13, 2020

    Cherokee Tribe Fires Opening Salvo In Opioid Bellwether

    The Cherokee Nation told an Oklahoma federal court that pharmacies and drug distributors created a devastating opioid crisis that has especially harmed their community, in the first amended complaint since the suit was remanded from the multidistrict litigation in Ohio.

  9. April 06, 2020

    Claims Cut From Opioid MDL's Hospital Bellwether

    An Ohio federal judge Friday trimmed some claims in Florida-based West Boca Medical Center's opioid addiction suit, which has been floated as a bellwether in the sprawling multidistrict litigation against drug companies, but opted against cutting the hospital's public nuisance claims.

  10. April 01, 2020

    Pharmacies' Doctor Claims Dropped From Ohio Opioid MDL

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis tossed a bid brought by pharmacy chains, including CVS Pharmacy Inc., Walgreen Co. and Walmart Inc., to shift blame onto prescribers, saying he found no basis for the pharmacies to transfer their liability.