January 31, 2022
The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation on Monday denied an attempt by CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to get immediate Sixth Circuit review of a juror's misconduct during a recent trial that found the companies liable for their roles in the opioid epidemic, saying a new trial would only prolong the litigation.
January 21, 2022
Document disclosure obligations that attorneys have touted as crucial elements of opioid litigation settlements are absent from a $26 billion resolution that Johnson & Johnson and large drug distributors are close to finalizing, hindering the deal's goal of preventing narcotic abuse, experts say.
January 11, 2022
The Cherokee Nation said it was no longer going to pursue its public nuisance theory of liability against major pharmacy chains in a tribal bellwether case in multidistrict opioid litigation.
January 03, 2022
Health care and life sciences litigation is already red hot as 2022 begins and appears all but certain to intensify throughout the year as the clock ticks on time-sensitive lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court nears the end of its current term and opioid cases generate more trials and fresh drama. Here, Law360 explores five key litigation areas to watch.
December 22, 2021
National pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart are unleashing thinly veiled attacks on the impartiality of the Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict opioid litigation, insisting he made numerous mistakes that always favored plaintiffs during a landmark trial and tainted a jury verdict.
December 08, 2021
A Teva attorney on Wednesday told a New York jury that the state couldn't show that internal videos made by opioid sales representatives parodying pop culture villains ever actually influenced doctors' prescribing habits.
December 08, 2021
Allergan has reached a settlement worth up to $200 million to end its participation in a closely watched New York opioid trial brought by state and county governments, according to a Wednesday announcement.
December 07, 2021
A New York jury on Tuesday watched internal Teva videos in which opioid sales staff parodied villains in "Austin Powers" and "A Few Good Men," after the company unsuccessfully fought to exclude what it called the "incredibly damaging" clips from trial.
November 30, 2021
Fresh off the first jury verdict in coast-to-coast opioid litigation, attorneys for victorious Ohio counties took Law360 behind the scenes to discuss misconduct that nearly derailed the landmark trial, lessons learned from conversations with jurors, and their evolving strategy for future courtroom clashes.
November 23, 2021
A jury's landmark finding that major pharmacy chains fueled the opioid crisis in Ohio was a badly needed win for governments in nationwide opioid litigation, but experts cautioned that a gauntlet of appeals awaits — something that plaintiffs attorneys themselves immediately acknowledged.