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In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

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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. March 23, 2020

    Opioid Negotiation Class Says It's Not Bound By 'Straitjacket'

    An Ohio federal judge's creation of a negotiation class to help resolve multidistrict opioid litigation doesn't subvert federal rules, which were never supposed to serve as a "straightjacket" to block new ways of adjudicating large class actions, attorneys for the class told the Sixth Circuit.

  2. March 16, 2020

    Drug Wholesalers Look To Derail W.Va. Bellwether Opioid Trial

    A West Virginia city and county shouldn't proceed with their bellwether trial in multidistrict opioid litigation, three prescription drug wholesalers have told a federal judge, saying previous state settlements extinguish the need for the cases to proceed.

  3. March 11, 2020

    NY AG Throws Support Behind Mallinckrodt $1.6B Opioid Deal

    Drugmaker Mallinckrodt said Wednesday that its $1.6 billion settlement to exit a flood of opioid litigation brought by state and local governments is one step closer to complete now that New York Attorney General Letitia James has thrown her support behind the deal.

  4. March 10, 2020

    Opioid Judge Taps Harvard Prof To Guide $3B Fee Fight

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic tasked a Harvard Law School professor on Monday with helping the court navigate "novel" legal issues about how to compensate attorneys, some of whom say their payday could amount to more than $3.3 billion.

  5. February 27, 2020

    Opioid Cos. Slam Atty Fee Proposal That Could Reach $3.3B

    Drug companies on Wednesday told the Ohio federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic that a proposal for attorney fees — which they say could be more than $3.3 billion — would "severely jeopardize" settlement negotiations in the litigation.

  6. February 26, 2020

    Opioid Judge Rips Pharmacies' 'Ironic' Push To Halt Discovery

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis told the Sixth Circuit that pharmacies looking to block nationwide discovery are contradicting themselves by raising privacy concerns when they've tried to pry sensitive health data from plaintiffs in the past.

  7. February 25, 2020

    Mallinckrodt Strikes $1.6B Deal To Exit Opioid Suits

    Mallinckrodt said Tuesday it had reached a $1.6 billion deal to exit a flood of opioid litigation brought by state and local governments, becoming the latest drugmaker to open its wallet to close out claims that it helped fuel an epidemic of painkiller addiction.

  8. February 24, 2020

    37 AGs Assail Plaintiffs' Atty Fee Bid In Opioid MDL

    A group of 37 attorneys general urged an Ohio federal judge Monday to reject a fee request from lead plaintiffs' attorneys in the opioid multidistrict litigation, saying it could irreparably disrupt progress made toward reaching a large national settlement.

  9. February 24, 2020

    Architect Of Opioid MDL 'Negotiation Class' Dies Suddenly

    Francis McGovern, one of the three special masters in the opioid multidistrict litigation, who played a key role in crafting a novel "negotiation class" with the aim of seeking a nationwide deal, recently died at the age of 75.

  10. February 21, 2020

    Opioid Cos. Must Face Benefit Plans' Suit In MDL

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation allowed union benefit plans to go forward with their suit alleging that opioid companies created a public nuisance, finding that they claim injuries different from the harm to health and safety suffered by the general public.