How Insys Bankruptcy Case Could Alter Fate of Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits June 28, 2019 By Mike Spector and Nate Raymond The fate of thousands of lawsuits seeking to hold drugmakers responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic hinges in part...
Judge Open to ‘Novel’ Idea of Local Government Class for Opioid Settlement Talks June 26, 2019 By Jef Feeley A judge backed a push by U.S. cities and counties suing opioid makers such as Purdue Pharma LP and Johnson...
Opioid Lawsuits Unlikely to Top Tobacco Settlements June 25, 2019 By Martin Z. Braun An Oklahoma case, the first of more than 1,600 lawsuits filed by U.S. state and local governments against opioid makers...
Reuters Report: How Judges’ Secrecy Has Added to Toll of Opioids and Other Products June 25, 2019 By Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Lisa Girion and Jaimi Dowdell WELCH, West Virginia —The opioid epidemic that has so far killed half a million Americans is routinely blamed on greedy...
Billions at Stake from Opioid Suits but Damages Unlikely to Top $200B Tobacco Windfall June 21, 2019 By Martin Z. Braun An Oklahoma case, the first of more than 1,600 lawsuits filed by U.S. state and local governments against opioid makers...
Plaintiffs Suing Drug Firms Eye Opioid Settlement Involving Every County, Municipality June 17, 2019 By Nate Raymond Lawyers representing county and municipal governments accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic proposed a novel...
Opioid Litigation Tests Public Nuisance Claim Theory May 27, 2019 By Jef Feeley Determining who foots the bill for America’s growing opioid epidemic may depend on how well the state of Oklahoma deploys...
Liability Test Case Against Opioid Makers Allowed to Move Forward October 8, 2018 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg, Jef Feeley and Jared S. Hopkins A lawsuit seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors responsible for a nationwide opioid epidemic should be allowed to move forward,...
Judge Sets Schedule for Opioid Lawsuits Against Drug Companies April 12, 2018 By Nate Raymond A federal judge pushing for a settlement in lawsuits seeking to hold drug companies responsible for their roles in the...
Drugmaker Purdue Moves to Settle States’ Claims Over Opioids November 20, 2017 By Jef Feeley and Jared S. Hopkins Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma LP is proposing a global settlement in an attempt to end state investigations and lawsuits over...