Judge Rejects Purdue Effort to Dismiss Claim Opioids Are Public Nuisance September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims...
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...
Other Opioid Lawsuit Plaintiffs Welcome Oklahoma Ruling Affirming Public Nuisance August 27, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin While some Johnson & Johnson investors were relieved that the company’s $572 million penalty for fueling Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic wasn’t...
J&J Found Liable; Ordered to Pay Less Than Investors Feared in Oklahoma Opioid Trial August 26, 2019 By Heide Brandes An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572.1 million to the state for its part in...
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...