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In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation
Case Number:
1:17-md-02804
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Adams & Reese
- Adler Cohen
- Allen & Gooch
- Alston & Bird
- Anderson & Gilbert
- Angeli Law Group
- Archer & Greiner
- Armbrecht Jackson
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Arnall Golden
- Arnold & Porter
- Aston Mathis
- Atkinson Baker
- Atkinson & Polak
- Axinn Veltrop
- Babst Calland
- Bailey & Glasser
- Baker Botts
- Baker Donelson
- Baker & Hostetler
- Baker McKenzie
- Baker Sterchi
- Ball Janik
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Barnett Benvenuti
- Baron & Budd
- Bartlit Beck
- Bass Berry
- Bendin Sumrall
- Benesch
- Bennett Bigelow
- Bertram & Graf
- Best & Sharp
- Biedermann Hoenig
- Blank Rome
- Bonezzi Switzer
- Bowles Rice
- Bowman & Brooke
- Bradley Arant
- Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea
- Brady Fischel
- Breazeale Sachse
- Bressler Amery
- Brinker & Doyen
- Brooks Wilkins
- Brown & James
- Brownstein Hyatt
- Bryan Cave
- Buckingham Doolittle
- Buckley King
- Bullivant Houser
- Burns White
- Burr & Forman
- Bush Seyferth
- Butler Snow LLP
- Calcagni & Kanefsky
- Calfee Halter
- Capplis Connors
- Carella Byrne
- Carr Allison
- Carroll Warren
- Cavitch Familo
- Childress Ahlheim
- Church Church Hittle & Antrim
- Cipriani & Werner
- Clark Hill
- Clausen Miller
- Collinson Daehnke
- Copeland Stair
- Cotchett Pitre
- Covington & Burling
- Cox Cox
- Cox, Cox & Estes
- Critchfield Critchfield
- Crowe & Dunlevy
- Dann Law Firm
- Davis Bengtson
- Davis Polk
- Davis Wright
- Del Sole Cavanaugh
- Devine Millimet
- Dickinson Wright
- Dinsmore & Shohl
- DLA Piper
- Dowd Bennett
- Drew Eckl
- Dugan Law Firm
- Dughi Hewit
- Dykema
- Eastman & Smith
- Ellis & Winters
- Faegre Drinker
- Fain Anderson
- Farrell & Fuller
- Faruki PLL
- Fennemore Craig
- Fisher & Phillips
- Fishman Haygood
- Flagel & Papakirk
- Flaherty Sensabaugh
- Foley Hoag
- Foley & Lardner
- FordHarrison
- Forsgren Fisher
- Foster Garvey
- Fox Rothschild
- Frazer Greene
- Friedman Dazzio
- Frost Brown
- Gallagher Sharp
- Gillam Smith
- Gleason Flynn
- Goodell DeVries
- Goodwin Lewis
- Gordon Arata
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
- Gray Ice Higdon
- Gray Rust
- Greenberg Traurig
- Greene Ketchum
- Grotefeld Hoffmann
- Gwin Steinmetz
- Haar & Woods
- Hagens Berman
- Hall Booth
- Haug Partners
- HeplerBroom
- Hilder & Associates
- Hilgers Graben
- Hinkle Shanor
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Hodges Doughty
- Hogan Lovells
- Hoguet Newman
- Holland & Hart
- Holland & Knight
- Hueston Hennigan
- Hughes Hubbard
- Huie Fernambucq
- Hunton Andrews
- Husch Blackwell
- Hyman Phelps
- Irpino Avin
- Irwin Fritchie
- Johnson Trent
- Jones Day
- Jones Walker
- Karr Tuttle
- Kay Casto
- Keating Muething
- Keller Rohrback
- Kelley Drye
- Kerrick Bachert
- King & Spalding
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Kobre & Kim
- Kodner Watkins
- Lambert Coffin
- Lane Powell
- Lashly & Baer
- Latham & Watkins
- Lathrop GPM
- Levin Papantonio
- Lewis Brisbois
- Lewis Gianola
- Lewis Glasser
- Lewis Roca
- Lieff Cabraser
- Lightfoot Franklin
- Litchfield Cavo
- Littler Mendelson
- Locke Lord
- Lynn Pinker
- Madison Mroz
- Madison & Rosan
- Maldegen Templeman
- Marcus & Shapira
- Marino Tortorella
- Maurice Wood
- Maynard Nexsen
- McDermott Weaver
- McDermott Will & Emery
- McDonald Hopkins
- McGlinchey Stafford
- McGuireWoods
- McHugh Fuller
- Mehri & Skalet
- Miles & Stockbridge
- Miller & Martin
- Mintzer Sarowitz
- Mitchell McNutt
- Montgomery Elsner
- Moore & Van Allen
- Morgan Lewis
- Morrison Mahoney
- Motley Rice
- Murray Murphy
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Nelson Mullins
- Nixon Peabody
- Norris Keplinger
- Norton Rose
- Offit Kurman
- Offutt Simmons
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Onda LaBuhn
- Orndorff Mowen
- Owen Gleaton
- Parker Hudson
- Patterson Belknap
- Pelini Campbell
- Penna & Mendicino
- Perkins Coie
- Petruccelli Martin
- Phillips Murrah
- Pietragallo Gordon
- Plevin & Gallucci
- Porter Wright
- Powell & Majestro
- Pullin Fowler
- Quarles & Brady
- Quinn Emanuel
- Rammelkamp Muehlenweg
- Rath Young
- Reed Smith
- Reminger Co.
- Ritchie Davies
- Robbins Geller
- Robinson & McElwee
- Rockwell & Kaufman
- Rodey Dickason
- Roetzel & Andress
- Ropes & Gray
- Salvatore Prescott
- Saul Ewing
- Scharnhorst Ast
- Scott Douglass
- Seeger Weiss
- Segal McCambridge
- Shaffer & Shaffer
- Sheppard Mullin
- Sherrard German
- Sherrard Roe
- Shook Hardy
- Sidley Austin
- Silva Kettlewell
- Simmons Hanly
- Simon Greenstone
- Simpson & Deardorff
- Simpson Logback
- Skadden Arps
- Skarzynski Marick
- Skikos Crawford
- Sloane & Walsh
- Smith Gambrell
- Sommer Udall
- Sonosky Chambers
- Spangenberg Shibley
- Sperling & Slater
- Spilman Thomas
- Starnes Davis
- Stastny Law Firm
- Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
- Stites & Harbison
- Stoll Keenon
- Stone Pigman
- Sugarman Law
- Susman Godfrey
- Swift Currie
- Tabet DiVito
- Taft Stettinius
- The Cooper Law Firm
- Theisen Brock
- Thompson Coburn
- Thompson Hine
- Trombley & Hanes
- Troutman Pepper
- Tucker Ellis
- UB Greensfelder
- Upshaw Williams
- Venable LLP
- Vernick & Associates
- Vinson & Elkins
- Vorys
- Wachtell Lipton
- Wadleigh Starr
- Walden Macht
- Ward Smith
- Ward & Smith
- Watkins & Eager
- Watkinson Laird
- Weil Gotshal
- Weisman Kennedy
- Weiss Law Office SC
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Welsh & McGough
- Weston Hurd
- Wharton Levin
- Wheeler Trigg
- White Arnold & Dowd
- Wiedner & McAuliffe
- Wiener Weiss
- Wiggin & Dana
- Wiggins Sewell
- Williams & Connolly
- Winston & Strawn
- Wyrsch Hobbs
- Yetter Coleman
- Zausmer
- Zeiger Tigges
- Zimmer Kunz
- Zuckerman Spaeder
Companies
- Abbott Laboratories
- AbbVie Inc.
- Acme Markets Inc.
- Ahold Delhaize
- Akorn Inc.
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- Allergan PLC
- Alpharma Inc.
- Alvogen Group Inc.
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Anda Inc.
- Apria Healthcare Group
- Assertio Holdings Inc.
- Bailey Medical Center LLC
- Baxter International Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Ltd.
- Brookshire Grocery
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Cencora Inc.
- Cephalon Inc.
- Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Covidien PLC
- CVS Health Corp.
- Discount Drug Mart Inc.
- Duane Reade Holdings Inc.
- Endo International PLC
- Express Scripts Holding Co.
- Forest Laboratories Inc.
- Fresenius Kabi AG
- Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
- Giant Eagle Inc.
- Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.
- H.D. Smith LLC
- H‑E‑B LP
- Henry Schein Inc.
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
- Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.
- Hospira Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- ICU Medical Inc.
- Impax Laboratories, Inc.
- Indivior PLC
- Ironshore Inc.
- J.M. Smith Corp.
- Johnson & Johnson
- King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Kinray Inc.
- KVK Tech Inc.
- KV Pharmaceutical Co.
- Lannett Company, Inc
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Los Angeles Times
- Lupin Ltd.
- Mallinckrodt PLC
- Masters Pharmaceutical Inc.
- McKesson Corp.
- Meadow
- Medco Health Solutions Inc.
- Medisca Pharmaceutique Inc.
- Mission Pharmacal Co.
- Mississippi Hospital Association
- Morris & Dickson Co. LLC
- Mutual Drug
- Navitus Health Solutions LLC
- Neos Therapeutics Inc.
- Nesher Pharmaceuticals (USA) LLC
- Noramco Inc.
- Northeastern University
- Novartis AG
- Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- NuCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Omnicare Inc.
- Optum Inc.
- OptumRx Inc.
- Paddock Laboratories Inc.
- Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc.
- Patterson Veterinary Supply Inc.
- Perrigo Co. PLC
- Pfizer Inc.
- PSS World Medical Inc.
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- Purdue Pharma LP
- Rite Aid Corp.
- Rochester Drug Cooperative Inc.
- Safeway Inc.
- Sam's Club
- Sandoz International GmbH
- Schnuck Markets Inc.
- Staten Island University Hospital
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- Supervalu Inc.
- Target Corp.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- The Harvard Drug Group LLC
- The Kroger Co.
- Tris Pharma Inc.
- UCB SA
- UnitedHealth Group Inc.
- USA Today International Corp.
- Viatris Inc.
- Wakefern Food Corp.
- Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
- Walmart Inc.
- Warner Chilcott Limited
- Weis Markets Inc.
- West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
- Zogenix Inc.
- Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Government Agencies
- City of Portsmouth, Virginia
- City of Trenton, New Jersey
- State of Maryland
- State of Michigan
- State of Nevada
- State of Tennessee
- U.S. Department of Justice
Sectors & Industries:
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April 30, 2020
New Pharmacy Bellwether Trial Set For 2021 In Opioid MDL
The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict opioid litigation picked two cases Thursday for a bellwether trial in 2021 to test allegations that the nation's largest pharmacy chains fueled the opioid crisis by dispensing painkiller prescriptions they should have known weren't appropriate.
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April 28, 2020
Enough Already With Opioid Bellwethers, Pharmacies Say
Big pharmacy chains on Tuesday objected to plans in the multidistrict opioid litigation to select a new bellwether case to test allegations of improper painkiller dispensing, saying another case in Northern Ohio federal court would be overkill.
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April 22, 2020
Opioid Funds Should Be Used For Mental Health, Judge Told
Mental health advocates on Tuesday told the Ohio federal judge overseeing opioid multidistrict litigation that half of the settlement funds from the litigation should be used to form a foundation addressing mental illness.
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April 17, 2020
Opioid MDL Needs New Pharmacy Bellwether, Judge Says
The Ohio federal judge overseeing the vast multidistrict opioid litigation told local governments and pharmacy giants to quickly select a new bellwether case to test allegations of improper painkiller dispensing or he will do it himself.
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April 16, 2020
Fed-Up Judge Tells Attys To 'STOP!' With Opioid Filings
After reviewing a flurry of filings in one of the multidistrict opioid litigation's bellwether cases, an Oklahoma federal judge sent a succinct response to attorneys for a Native American tribe and major drug companies: "STOP!"
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April 15, 2020
6th Circ. Limits Opioid Claims Against Pharmacies
In a major development for the vast multidistrict opioid litigation, the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday said that key bellwether cases against CVS, Walgreens and other pharmacy giants can't include dispensing allegations because those claims were added too late.
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April 13, 2020
Cherokee Tribe Fires Opening Salvo In Opioid Bellwether
The Cherokee Nation told an Oklahoma federal court that pharmacies and drug distributors created a devastating opioid crisis that has especially harmed their community, in the first amended complaint since the suit was remanded from the multidistrict litigation in Ohio.
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April 06, 2020
Claims Cut From Opioid MDL's Hospital Bellwether
An Ohio federal judge Friday trimmed some claims in Florida-based West Boca Medical Center's opioid addiction suit, which has been floated as a bellwether in the sprawling multidistrict litigation against drug companies, but opted against cutting the hospital's public nuisance claims.
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April 01, 2020
Pharmacies' Doctor Claims Dropped From Ohio Opioid MDL
The Ohio federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis tossed a bid brought by pharmacy chains, including CVS Pharmacy Inc., Walgreen Co. and Walmart Inc., to shift blame onto prescribers, saying he found no basis for the pharmacies to transfer their liability.
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March 23, 2020
Opioid Negotiation Class Says It's Not Bound By 'Straitjacket'
An Ohio federal judge's creation of a negotiation class to help resolve multidistrict opioid litigation doesn't subvert federal rules, which were never supposed to serve as a "straightjacket" to block new ways of adjudicating large class actions, attorneys for the class told the Sixth Circuit.