Insurer Need Not Defend Drug Chain in Opioid Suits Claiming Economic, Not Personal, Injury January 11, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson In the latest turn in litigation over the opioid crisis, a state’s high court has found an insurer does not...
Why Jury’s Opioid Verdict Against Pharmacy Chains May Not Survive Appeal November 30, 2021 By Jef Feeley While a Cleveland jury concluded Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. exacerbated Ohio’s opioid epidemic with...
Ohio Jury Finds Major Pharmacy Chains Fueled Opioid Crisis November 24, 2021 By Jef Feeley A Cleveland jury concluded Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. helped create a public-health crisis by...
Setting the Stage for Thousands of Opioid Lawuits, Potentially Years of Litigation May 17, 2021 By Geoff Mulvihill A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some...
Judge Nixes 7% Plaintiffs Attorneys’ Fee on Opioid Settlements July 28, 2020 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond A federal judge overseeing thousands of opioid lawsuits declined on Monday to grant a demand by plaintiffs attorneys for fees...
Opioid Firms Warn Lawyers’ Bid for 7% Fee Jeopardizes Settlement February 28, 2020 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson and other drug companies facing thousands of lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic have warned...
Several States Have Doubts About $48 Billion Opioid Settlement Offer October 24, 2019 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond Several U.S. states that have been ravaged by the opioid epidemic are pushing back on a proposed $48 billion settlement...
After Avoiding Ohio Trial, Drug Firms Turn to Local Government Opioid Lawsuits October 22, 2019 By Kathy Gray Four large drug companies could resume talks on Tuesday to try to reach a $48 billion settlement of all opioid...
Judge Calls on Big 3 Drug CEOs to Discuss Opioid Settlement October 18, 2019 By Nate Raymond The chief executives of the three largest U.S. drug distributors and a drugmaker have been summoned to appear before a...
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,...