Actuaries Estimate Four Years of Opioid Crisis Cost Economy $631 Billion October 17, 2019 The opioid epidemic cost the U.S. economy at least $631 billion from 2015 to 2018, according to a Society of...
Court Denies Ohio’s Attempt to Stop Cleveland Opioid Trial October 14, 2019 By Mark Gillispie A federal appeals court has denied an effort led by Ohio’s attorney general to stop a bellwether trial over the...
Massachusetts Lawsuit Against Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Crisis Will Move Forward October 9, 2019 By Steve Stroth A judge has rejected a request by the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma LP to dismiss a lawsuit filed by...
Johnson & Johnson Says Oklahoma Judge Miscalculated Opioid Award October 3, 2019 By Sean Murphy An Oklahoma judge made a $107 million miscalculation when he ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572...
Massachusetts, New York Signal Purdue Faces Stiff Court Fight September 17, 2019 By Erik Larson The attorneys general of Massachusetts and New York gave Purdue Pharma LP a preview of the opposition it’s facing in...
Virginia is Latest State to Sue Purdue Pharma Family September 13, 2019 By Denise Lavoie Virginia has joined a growing number of states suing members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma for their alleged...
Opioid Epidemic Could Threaten Europe Too: Viewpoint August 28, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion As drugmakers are being held responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, it might look at though they have nothing...
Oklahoma Accuses J&J of Dodging Liability for ‘Cunning’ Opioid Drug Push July 16, 2019 By Jef Feeley Even after illegally promoting opioid painkillers to reap billions of dollars in profit over the past two decades, Johnson &...
Maker of OxyContin Gets Hit with Another State Lawsuit May 16, 2019 By Geoff Mulvihill The company that makes OxyContin did not stop pitching the powerful opioid painkiller to doctors even when its sales representatives...
Maine CDC Says Hepatitis Continues to Rise in the State May 10, 2019 Public health authorities in Maine say the state’s sharp rise in hepatitis cases is continuing. The Maine Center for Disease...