Cherokee Nation, The v. Morris & Dickson Co., LLC
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6:23-cv-00237
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Personal Injury: Health Care - Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
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April 18, 2024
Pharma Co. Wants Tribe's Opioid Suit To Stay In Federal Court
A pharmaceuticals distributor has asked an Oklahoma federal court to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation to move to state court a suit accusing it of flooding the Cherokee Nation's communities with opioids, saying the tribe's complaint raises a substantial question of federal law.
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March 21, 2024
Tribe's Opioid Suit Can Head To State Court, Okla. Judge Says
An Oklahoma federal magistrate judge has granted the Cherokee Nation's bid to move to state court its suit accusing pharmaceuticals distributor Morris & Dickson of flooding the tribe's communities with opioids, saying the company only fulfilled one of four prongs necessary for establishing federal jurisdiction.
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August 08, 2023
Cherokee Nation Wants Opioid Suit Sent Back To State Court
The Cherokee Nation wants to keep its suit accusing pharmaceuticals distributor Morris & Dickson of flooding the tribe's communities with opioids in Oklahoma state court, urging a federal judge to reject the company's bid to move the litigation to federal court.
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July 14, 2023
Opioid Distributor Takes Cherokee Case To Federal Court
Pharmaceuticals distributor Morris & Dickson has moved to federal court a lawsuit accusing the company of fueling the opioid crisis in Cherokee Nation communities, saying the tribe's allegations are predicated on U.S. regulations of controlled substances.