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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. September 03, 2019

    Opioid MDL Jury Will Weigh 'Complete Failures' By Drug Cos.

    A jury could find that "complete failures" by drug companies to stop illicit painkiller shipments unleashed a harrowing epidemic of addiction, an Ohio federal judge ruled Tuesday in the multidistrict opioid litigation's lead bellwether cases.

  2. August 30, 2019

    Ohio AG Asks 6th Circ. To Halt Upcoming Opioid Bellwether

    Ohio's attorney general on Friday urged the Sixth Circuit to halt an upcoming bellwether trial that's part of multidistrict litigation against drugmakers blamed for the opioid crisis, calling the claims made by two Buckeye State counties in the bellwether case an "intrusion onto sovereign territory."

  3. August 30, 2019

    Allergan To Pay $5M To Exit Ohio Opioid Bellwethers

    Allergan PLC on Friday said it had reached a $5 million settlement with two Ohio counties that are behind the lead bellwether cases in multidistrict opioid litigation.

  4. August 29, 2019

    Judge Limits Opioid MDL Experts On Compliance, Marketing

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis on Thursday barred expert testimony about the drugmakers' compliance programs, shortly after excluding other experts from testifying that marketing by Purdue, Johnson & Johnson and others caused more sales.

  5. August 20, 2019

    Endo Pays $10M To Exit Opioid MDL Bellwethers

    Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Tuesday announced it will pay $10 million and donate up to $1 million in prescription drugs to exit the lead bellwether cases in multidistrict opioid litigation.

  6. August 19, 2019

    Lead Attys Approved For Opioid MDL 'Negotiation Class'

    The Ohio federal judge supervising multidistrict opioid litigation approved lead attorneys Monday for a proposed "negotiation class" of local governments that would pursue nationwide settlements with drug companies accused of sparking a devastating addiction crisis.

  7. August 08, 2019

    What We Know About Opioid MDL Settlement Talks

    Twenty months after the kickoff of multidistrict opioid litigation, lawyers close to the historic legal showdown say settlement talks are nowhere near the end zone. But they may be poised for a shot of adrenaline from a looming trial date and a novel "negotiation class" plan.

  8. August 06, 2019

    Opioid MDL Judge Signals Support For 'Negotiation Class'

    An Ohio federal judge on Tuesday appeared likely to approve provocative plans to broker settlements in the multidistrict opioid litigation by using a first-of-its-kind "negotiation class" potentially consisting of every city and county in the U.S.

  9. August 05, 2019

    Timetable For Opioid MDL Trial 'Entirely Untenable': Drug Cos.

    Drug companies in the multidistrict opioid litigation on Monday lambasted the seven-week timeline for the first bellwether trial, deeming it "entirely untenable" and an affront to due process in the sprawling case.

  10. July 22, 2019

    Unlawful Pain Pill Sales Undeniable, Opioid MDL Counties Say

    Seeking a leg up in an upcoming bellwether trial, Ohio counties in the multidistrict opioid litigation are asserting that drug companies sold highly addictive painkillers with such clear disregard for illicit use that they can't credibly deny violating federal law.