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In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

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1:17-md-02804

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Dan Aaron Polster (MDL 28

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May 07, 2018
Opioid MDL Attys Must Disclose Outside Funding, Judge Says

Plaintiffs attorneys in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis must disclose any financial backers that stand to profit from settlements in the sprawling case, an Ohio federal judge ruled Monday.
April 11, 2018
Opioid MDL Judge Sets Litigation Plan, Bashes DEA

The Ohio federal judge supervising multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis created a detailed briefing and trial plan Wednesday and hammered the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for resisting disclosure of data about opioid transactions.
April 09, 2018
5 Attys Tapped For Pharmacy Negotiating Team In Opioid MDL

The Ohio federal judge overseeing the massive multidistrict litigation over allegedly reckless opioid sales on Monday tapped five attorneys representing retail chain pharmacies to serve on a separate negotiating team to work on settlement talks.
April 03, 2018
DOJ Looks To Help Resolve Opioid MDL As Friend Of Court

The U.S. Department of Justice sought Monday to step into multidistrict litigation alleging opioid manufacturers overstated the drugs' benefits and downplayed risks when marketing them to doctors, looking to help craft nonmonetary settlements to aid the public and reimburse the government for treatment of users.
March 28, 2018
Judge OKs Drug Distributor Info Sharing In Opioid MDL

The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation on Tuesday signed off on a order proposed by three drug distributors that sharing information about suspicious drug orders in settlement negotiations is immune from federal antitrust law.
March 07, 2018
Opioid MDL To Get Litigation Track Amid Settlement Talks

Multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis will enter an active stage of discovery, motions and bellwether trials to boost the prospects of ongoing settlement talks, an Ohio federal judge said Wednesday.
March 07, 2018
What Happens If The DOJ Joins The Opioid MDL?

If the U.S. Department of Justice enters multidistrict litigation about the opioid crisis, it could strengthen the negotiating position of local governments but also siphon off some of the money they seek, plaintiffs lawyers say.
March 05, 2018
DEA Agrees To Large Data Release In Opioid MDL

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday told an Ohio federal judge presiding over multidistrict litigation that it will divulge nine years of data on opioid sales, backing off its resistance to such a large data release.
March 01, 2018
'Revolving Door' At DEA Faces Scrutiny In Opioid MDL

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's resistance to divulging information about opioid sales as part of multidistrict litigation is generating fresh scrutiny of its "revolving door" relationship with drug companies and law firms.
March 01, 2018
Details Emerge On DEA Data Release In Opioid MDL

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will divulge two years of information about drugmakers that sold the vast majority of opioids in every state, an Ohio federal judge presiding over multidistrict litigation said Thursday.

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