February 16, 2021
Legal guardians and parents of babies born to mothers who took opioids while pregnant urged an Ohio federal judge on Tuesday to rethink a ruling refusing their class certification request, saying he made clear errors in judgment.
February 10, 2021
Teva Pharmaceuticals probably won't finalize a major opioid settlement until the coronavirus pandemic abates and allows for the resumption of courtroom trials that tend to bring litigants to the negotiating table, the drugmaker's chief executive said Wednesday.
February 01, 2021
The Ohio federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis on Monday refused to sign off on a class of legal guardians of babies born to mothers who took opioids during pregnancy, saying the definitions of the class are too inconsistent and imprecise.
January 27, 2021
On the cusp of assuming senior status, U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster spoke with Law360 on Wednesday about his plans for continued oversight of historic opioid litigation and why the time is right to open up a judicial seat for the new Democratic president to fill.
January 14, 2021
The Sixth Circuit said on Thursday that it won't stop a lower court from forcing a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration director to be deposed in multidistrict opioid litigation before he clocks in to work in an unspecified role in the Biden administration.
January 11, 2021
A former U.S. Food and Drug Administration leader under two presidents is expected to be named soon to a full-time post in the Biden administration, a lawyer said Monday in multidistrict opioid litigation during a battle over the onetime FDA boss' testimony.
January 06, 2021
Walmart Inc. on Wednesday unleashed fresh allegations of dodgy behavior by U.S. Department of Justice attorneys investigating its sales of prescription opioids, accusing government lawyers of making "disingenuous" statements in Texas federal court about looming enforcement.
January 06, 2021
A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday set a May trial date for the three major drug distributors over claims they fueled the opioid crisis, waving away their protestations that the coronavirus vaccine rollout has been troublingly slow and saying it's time to "get some closure."
January 03, 2021
After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic swiped numerous important trials off the table, 2021 is widely hoped to bring broad vaccine availability and a return to the courtroom for many who have been awaiting their days in court.
December 07, 2020
An Ohio federal judge on Friday moved the May 2021 trial date for a bellwether case brought by two Ohio counties against pharmacies in the opioid multidistrict litigation to October 2021 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.