Cobb County v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al
Case Number:
1:18-op-45817
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Judge:
Firms
- Arnall Golden
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Bartlit Beck
- Covington & Burling
- Crueger Dickinson
- Jones Day
- Lieff Cabraser
- Morgan Lewis
- Simmons Hanly
- Swift Currie
- Zuckerman Spaeder
Companies
- Allergan PLC
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Cencora Inc.
- Cephalon Inc.
- CVS Health Corp.
- Endo International PLC
- H.D. Smith LLC
- Johnson & Johnson
- Mallinckrodt PLC
- McKesson Corp.
- Noramco Inc.
- Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc.
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- Purdue Pharma LP
- Rite Aid Corp.
- Sam's Club
- Sandoz International GmbH
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- The Kroger Co.
- Viatris Inc.
- Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
- Walmart Inc.
- West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.
Sectors & Industries:
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