Washington State Blames Drug Distributors in $95 Billion Opioid Trial November 16, 2021 By Nate Raymond Washington state’s attorney general on Monday argued in court that three large drug distributors’ excessive shipments of pain pills helped...
Big Pharmacy Chains Under Pressure to Settle Opioid Claims Before Their First Trial October 1, 2021 By Nate Raymond Four large pharmacy chains are set to face their first trial over the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, creating new pressure...
Purdue’s Creditors Back Bankruptcy Plan That Would Pay 3,000 Opioid Lawsuits July 27, 2021 By Shubham Kalia OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP said on Tuesday that creditors voted in favor of its reorganization plan that would provide...
Drug Industry Faces First High-Stakes Opioid Jury Trial June 29, 2021 By Jef Feeley Jurors on New York’s Long Island are set to determine whether a group of opioid makers and drug distributors created...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Arizona Opioid Claim Against Purdue’s Owners December 9, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that...
West Virginia AG Says Johnson & Johnson, Teva Hid Opioid Risks in New Lawsuit August 27, 2019 West Virginia’s top prosecutor filed suits Friday against the major opioid makers Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA for...
Doctor in Oklahoma Trial Says J&J Pushed Opioids Even After Abuse Became Known June 11, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Andrew Harris Oklahoma’s star witness told a state judge that Johnson & Johnson pressed doctors to prescribe its painkillers even as the...
Kentucky Gov., Attorney General Opioid Lawsuit Battle Goes to State Supreme Court March 12, 2019 By Adam Beam A feud between Kentucky’s top two elected officials – and potential adversaries in this year’s governor’s race – spilled over...
South Carolina Supreme Court Appoints Judge to Manage Opioid Lawsuits August 27, 2018 By Meg Kinnard South Carolina’s high court has appointed a single judge to handle any lawsuits related to opioids in the state system....
The Legal Engine Driving More Than 800 Lawsuits Against Opioid Makers July 24, 2018 By Jared S. Hopkins and Andrew Harris The place might sound familiar, even if you’ve never been there: the Appalachian foothills, down by the Ohio River, where...