Arizona High Court Rejects Major Part of Suit Against CVS September 3, 2021 An Arizona Supreme Court ruling rejects a major part of a Tucson hospital’s lawsuit accusing a pharmacy chain of negligence...
Utah Pharmacy Sued Over Alleged Prescription Violations December 9, 2020 Fedral prosecutors in Utah have sued a pharmacy after claiming employees allegedly filled hundreds of opioid prescriptions for members of...
New York Charges Johnson & Johnson with Insurance Fraud Over Opioid Claims September 18, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel New York state filed civil charges on Thursday accusing Johnson & Johnson of insurance fraud for downplaying the risks of...
Injured Workers Pharmacy Will Pay $11M to Settle Complaint By Mass. AG’s Office July 6, 2020 A mail-order pharmacy that fought frequent court battles against workers’ compensation insurers will pay $11 million and change its business...
Montana Sues Drug Distributors Over Opioid Shipments February 5, 2020 By Amy Beth Hanson Montana has filed a lawsuit against the two leading drug distributors in the state, saying they failed to monitor and...
Drop in California Workers’ Comp Opioid Use Reducing Claims $6.5B, Report Shows November 12, 2019 The prevalence of opioids in California workers’ compensation lost-time claims has dropped 51% over the past decade, reducing both average...
Arizona Seeking U.S. Supreme Court Involvement in Opioid Case August 2, 2019 By Anita Snow and Geoff Mulvihill Arizona’s attorney general on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to force the Sackler family, which owns OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma,...
Arizona Suit Names Former Opioid Manufacturer Executives July 19, 2019 Arizona’s top attorney is accusing former opioid manufacturer executives of trying to sell a prescription drug through unethical means. Attorney...
Nevada’s Attorney General Files Wide-Ranging Opioid Lawsuit June 19, 2019 By Michelle L. Price Nevada’s attorney general expanded the state’s lawsuit against the maker of the opioid OxyContin this week to include the company’s...
Sackler Family Sued Again Over Toll of Prescription Opioids June 3, 2019 New Jersey is suing eight members of the family that founded opioid drug maker Purdue Pharma over the lethal toll...