City and County of San Francisco et al v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al

  1. April 27, 2022

    'Overheated Hyperbole'? Opioid Atty Gets Fiery In SF Trial

    Two days of opening statements in San Francisco's opioid crisis trial featured impassioned assertions about the pharmaceutical industry's role in rampant drug abuse, but a Foley & Lardner attorney stole the show with invective so intense that he cautioned the judge against ignoring it as "overheated hyperbole" from an overzealous advocate.

  2. April 26, 2022

    'Small Fish' Drugmakers Blame Purdue In SF Opioid Trial

    Drugmakers Teva and Allergan deflected blame for San Francisco's opioid crisis in opening statements of a multibillion-dollar bellwether bench trial Tuesday, saying they're "small fish" responsible for a "minuscule portion" of the city's opioids, and pointing to bankrupt Purdue Pharma as the true culprit.

  3. April 25, 2022

    SF Opens Key Opioid Bellwether Trial Vowing To Reveal 'Lies'

    The city of San Francisco kicked off an epic multibillion-dollar bellwether bench trial Monday in its suit alleging drugstore chain Walgreens, drugmakers Teva and Allergan and distributor Anda illegally fueled the opioid epidemic, promising to reveal "the myths, the lies and the misleading statements" that fed the crisis and ravaged the city.

  4. April 21, 2022

    Bellwether By The Bay: Key Details As SF Opioid Trial Looms

    Amid thousands of opioid crisis lawsuits, one of the biggest bellwether trials so far — a seismic showdown in San Francisco federal court — is set to shake up the opioid litigation landscape with an in-depth exploration of the pharmaceutical industry's role in drug abuse overrunning a major American city.

  5. April 20, 2022

    Endo Reaches $10M Deal With SF Ahead Of Opioid Trial

    Endo Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $10 million over the course of 10 years to resolve the city of San Francisco's claims stemming from the drugmaker's role in the opioid crisis, a deal that comes just days before the company's bellwether bench trial was set to kick off in California federal court, according to an announcement Wednesday.  

  6. April 08, 2022

    Big Pharma Can't Beat SF Opioid Claims Before Trial

    Teva Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Anda Inc. and other drugmakers and distributors can't escape San Francisco's claims in an upcoming bellwether bench trial, the California federal judge overseeing the multidistrict opioid litigation has ruled, but Endo International can beat allegations attributed to its subsidiaries.

  7. April 04, 2022

    Opioid MDL Judge Cites Miss Piggy To Explain Time Limits

    The California federal judge overseeing an upcoming bellwether bench trial in multidistrict opioid litigation explained the strict time limits he put on the trial's testimony Monday, declaring that like Miss Piggy, "Opioid trial, c'est moi."

  8. March 23, 2022

    Opioid MDL Bellwether In SF Gets 'Shocking' Cut To Trial Time

    An impending bellwether trial involving San Francisco and several drug companies in multidistrict opioid litigation will be among the shortest opioid trials yet despite shaping up as one of the largest, a California federal judge said Wednesday, an admittedly startling move accompanied by other streamlining efforts.

  9. March 11, 2022

    Key Opioid Cases To Watch As Massive Wave Of Trials Looms

    Despite sweeping settlements and landmark verdicts, the nation's epic saga of opioid crisis litigation against Big Pharma is far from winding down, with the coming weeks heralding an unprecedented torrent of trials. Here, Law360 shares a detailed map of the opioid trials terrain and explores major lawsuits that are rapidly approaching moments of truth.

  10. February 23, 2022

    Walgreens, Drugmakers Can't Get Stay In Opioid Bellwether

    A California federal judge has denied requests from Teva, Walgreens, Anda, Allergan, Endo and Par to hit pause on a suit alleging the pharmaceutical companies created a public nuisance by fueling the ongoing opioid epidemic, ruling the drugmakers' win in a related Orange County case can't bog down proceedings in an upcoming multidistrict litigation bellwether trial.