January 09, 2019
A BakerHostetler partner who represents Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic should be disqualified from the case, according to a motion filed in Ohio federal court Wednesday.
January 09, 2019
Top plaintiffs attorneys in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis are savaging an ethics complaint lodged by drug companies, accusing them of meritless and "dishonest" objections to televised criticism of painkiller sellers.
January 04, 2019
Drug manufacturers and distributors late Friday accused plaintiffs attorneys of "a concerted campaign to taint potential jury pools" in litigation over the opioid crisis, urging an Ohio federal judge to issue a gag order and sanctions.
January 02, 2019
The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation has issued an order creating a second track of bellwether cases, saying the first track of cases represents a large but incomplete portion of the issues relevant to the litigation.
January 01, 2019
The health care industry in 2019 will watch with bated breath as a guillotine hangs over the Affordable Care Act, historic litigation involving the opioid crisis heads to trial and the murky meaning of a landmark False Claims Act decision becomes clearer. Here, Law360 gets attorneys up to speed on must-watch cases in the year ahead.
January 01, 2019
In the new year, Native American law practitioners will be keeping an eye on upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding Washington's ability to tax the Yakama Nation; treaty hunting rights in Wyoming; and the balance of tribal, federal and state criminal jurisdiction in Oklahoma. Here, Law360 takes a look at the cases attorneys who practice Native American law will be watching in the coming year.
January 01, 2019
The life sciences industry will be keeping an eye on courtrooms around the country in 2019, watching to see how the U.S. Supreme Court decides a legal battle over patent protection for drugs and monitoring the fallout from federal prosecutors' decision to spike a False Claims Act case. Here are seven cases life sciences attorneys say they'll be following in the coming year.
January 01, 2019
Product liability attorneys are closely watching two appeals at the U.S. Supreme Court — one over Merck's osteoporosis drug Fosamax and another involving asbestos and maritime law — as well as the enormous multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis and suits alleging that Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Here, Law360 summarizes the top cases product liability attorneys will be following in 2019.
December 19, 2018
An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday cleared a bellwether suit in the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis to move forward, largely signing off on a magistrate judge's recommendation.
December 18, 2018
The past year was a lively one on the multidistrict litigation docket as major MDLs over the opiate crisis and the Equifax data breach got up and running, while cases concerning a Monsanto weedkiller and a common hospital technology revved for early bellwether trials.