Judge Trims U.S. Lawsuit Accusing Drug Distributor of Fueling Opioid Epidemic November 9, 2023 By Brendan Pierson A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling...
U.S. Sues AmerisourceBergen, Says Distributor Helped Ignite Opioid Epidemic January 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel, Nate Raymond and Gram Slattery The U.S. government filed a lawsuit accusing AmerisourceBergen Corp., one of the nation’s largest drug distributors, of helping ignite the...
Drug Distributors Signal $26B Opioid Settlement with States to Proceed September 7, 2021 By Nate Raymond Three large U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will proceed with a proposed $26 billion settlement resolving claims...
At Deadline, 6 States Had Not Joined $26B Opioid Settlements with Distributors, J&J August 24, 2021 By Nate Raymond and Tom Hals At least six U.S. states, including Georgia, have decided they will not fully sign on to a proposed $26 billion...
Trial in West Virginia Opioid Lawsuit Postponed Indefinitely December 9, 2020 A federal judge in West Virginia has indefinitely postponed a trial date in a lawsuit filed by the city of...
Judge Orders Opioid Distributor to Turn Over Corporate Records to Shareholders January 15, 2020 By Randall Chase A Delaware judge has ordered one of the world’s largest distributors of opioid painkillers to turn over corporate records to...
Opioid Distributors Sued by Michigan AG Under Drug Dealer Law December 19, 2019 By David Eggert Michigan on Dec. 17 sued four companies over the deadly painkiller epidemic, becoming what state Attorney General Dana Nessel said...
Three Major Drug Distributors Negotiating to Settle Bellwether Opioid Case: WSJ October 16, 2019 Three drug distributors are in talks with state and local governments to settle thousands of opioid lawsuits for $18 billion,...
Report: DEA, Distributors Not Doing Enough to Fix West Virginia Opioid Crisis December 27, 2018 By John Raby A congressional report on prescription pill dumping in West Virginia blames U.S. prescription drug distributors and the Drug Enforcement Administration...
Indianapolis Sues Several Opioid Makers, Distributors November 16, 2017 The city of Indianapolis sued several manufacturers and distributors of prescription painkillers in federal court on Nov. 14, alleging that...