Durham County v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation et al

  1. December 01, 2022

    Top Opioid Target Kroger Inks $85M Deal, With $25M For Attys

    Supermarket giant Kroger is paying $85 million, including $25 million for plaintiff lawyers, to end opioid crisis lawsuits in New Mexico, according to settlement papers released Thursday, a relatively sizable sum that underscores the company's new status as a top target in nationwide opioid litigation. 

  2. September 06, 2022

    Pharmacies Flooded NM With Opioids, AG Says As Trial Starts

    New Mexico's attorney general launched an opioid-crisis trial on Tuesday against three pharmacy giants with a comparison of stewardship of drugs to that of water in his arid state, saying reckless opioid dispensing by Walgreens, Walmart and Kroger "smashed those dams wide open."

  3. July 13, 2022

    Rite Aid Quietly Inks Opioid MDL Deals, Litigation Freeze

    Rite Aid Corp. has struck deals worth $10.5 million to exit three opioid-crisis cases hurtling toward bellwether trials in multidistrict litigation and to shield the pharmacy chain for 18 months from any other test cases in the MDL, according to plaintiffs counsel and an agreement marked confidential.

  4. 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.

  5. May 28, 2021

    Key Opioid Trials To Watch As Cases Heat Up Nationwide

    With the coronavirus crisis cooling down, a pressure cooker of opioid litigation is heating up with long-awaited trials across the country. Here, Law360 maps out the hottest cases and spotlights must-know details in trials that are underway or imminent.

  6. April 07, 2021

    Opioid MDL Judge Picks New Bellwethers, Denies Retaliating

    The Ohio federal judge supervising multidistrict opioid litigation selected five additional cases Wednesday for bellwether trials against major pharmacy chains, while flatly rejecting assertions that he's punishing the companies for not settling.