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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. April 03, 2019

    BakerHostetler Crossed 'Ethical Line' In Opioid MDL: Gov'ts

    BakerHostetler earned its disqualification from key cases in the multidistrict opioid litigation because it crossed an "ethical line" by enlisting an attorney with potential inside information, local governments told an Ohio federal court Wednesday.

  2. April 02, 2019

    Tribes Get Tentative Green Light In Opioid MDL

    The majority of the claims brought by the Blackfeet Tribe and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in the opioid multidistrict litigation should be allowed to move forward, a federal magistrate judge has said.

  3. April 01, 2019

    Judge Botched BakerHostetler DQ In Opioid MDL, Endo Says

    Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. is decrying the disqualification of BakerHostetler from bellwether cases in the multidistrict opioid litigation, asserting that an Ohio federal judge "effectively became a witness" against the law firm during disqualification proceedings.

  4. March 20, 2019

    BakerHostetler DQ'd From Opioid MDL Bellwethers

    An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday disqualified BakerHostetler from two bellwether cases in the multidistrict opioid litigation, citing confidential information that a firm partner viewed while working at the U.S. Department of Justice.

  5. February 25, 2019

    City Bellwethers In Opioid MDL Carved Out, Delayed

    An Ohio federal judge on Monday carved out Ohio cities from the first bellwether cases in multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic and indefinitely postponed their trial date.

  6. February 19, 2019

    Opioid MDL Atty Gets Heat For Ripping Purdue 'Scumbags'

    A prominent plaintiffs attorney in the opioid multidistrict litigation has been accused of misconduct after denouncing the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP as "scumbags" akin to "Mexican cartels," Law360 has learned.

  7. February 06, 2019

    Opioid MDL Judge Mulls BakerHostetler DQ, Vents Frustration

    The Ohio federal judge supervising multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis said Wednesday that he may disqualify a BakerHostetler attorney on conflict-of-interest grounds and cited the dust-up as a vindication of his original push for a settlement of the epic MDL.

  8. January 30, 2019

    Purdue Loses Bid To Keep Mass. Allegations Under Wraps

    A federal judge Wednesday denied Purdue Pharma LP's bid in multidistrict litigation over the country's opioid epidemic to either delay or prevent the release of still-redacted allegations in a state court suit brought by the Massachusetts attorney general, but the company is still fighting a state court order at issue.

  9. January 29, 2019

    Bellwether Trial In Opioid MDL Delayed Another 7 Weeks

    An Ohio federal judge agreed Tuesday to once again push back the start date of the first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the country's opioid epidemic to give the plaintiffs and the opioid makers enough time to resolve ongoing discovery issues.

  10. January 29, 2019

    BakerHostetler Atty Accused Of Misusing Info In Opioid MDL

    The city of Cleveland has filed a redacted motion in Ohio federal court laying out its reasons for seeking to disqualify a BakerHostetler partner and former U.S. attorney from representing Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a bellwether case over the opioid epidemic, saying that in a deposition she used confidential information she gained while she was a public official.