In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation
Case Number:
1:17-md-02804
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Davis Wright Tremaine
- Husch Blackwell
- Vernick & Associates
- Ellis & Winters
- Scharnhorst Ast
- Seeger Weiss
- Axinn Veltrop
- Davis Polk
- Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea
- Shaffer & Shaffer
- Hoguet Newman
- Holland & Hart
- Foley & Lardner
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Bonezzi Switzer
- Lewis Brisbois
- Sherrard German
- Sherrard Roe
- Zimmer Kunz
- Kobre & Kim
- Frost Brown
- Lambert Coffin
- Theisen Brock
- Lynn Pinker
- Flagel & Papakirk
- Maurice Wood
- Johnson Trent
- Brownstein Hyatt
- Eastman & Smith
- Silva Kettlewell
- Bass Berry
- Simpson & Deardorff
- Holland & Knight
- Forsgren Fisher
- Norton Rose
- McGuireWoods
- Frazer Greene
- Pelini Campbell
- Spangenberg Shibley
- Maynard Nexsen
- Patterson Belknap
- Penna & Mendicino
- Phillips Murrah
- Archer & Greiner
- Stastny Law Firm
- Friedman Dazzio
- Gallagher Sharp
- Roetzel & Andress
- Saul Ewing
- Litchfield Cavo
- Sloane & Walsh
- Covington & Burling
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Simon Greenstone
- Sperling & Slater
- Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
- Carr Allison
- Capplis Connors
- Levin Papantonio
- Atkinson Baker
- Allen & Gooch
- Gillam Smith
- Robbins Geller
- Faruki PLL
- Quinn Emanuel
- Spilman Thomas
- Petruccelli Martin
- Alston & Bird
- Bowman & Brooke
- Lane Powell
- McHugh Fuller
- Moore & Van Allen
- Gordon Arata
- King & Spalding
- Trombley & Hanes
- Dughi Hewit
- Hughes Hubbard
- Weil Gotshal
- Baker McKenzie
- Goodwin Lewis
- Locke Lord
- Morgan & Morgan
- Benesch
- Crowe & Dunlevy
- Dykema
- Cavitch Familo
- Collinson Daehnke
- Buckingham Doolittle
- Mitchell McNutt
- Miles & Stockbridge
- Stone Pigman
- Hyman Phelps
- Angeli Law Group
- Gray Ice Higdon
- Gray Rust
- Montgomery Elsner
- Weisman Kennedy
- Walden Macht
- Faegre Drinker
- Madison Mroz
- Aston Mathis
- Bryan Cave
- Dalton & Associates PA
- Bailey & Glasser
- Atkinson & Polak
- Lewis Gianola
- Fennemore Craig
- Morrison Mahoney
- Murray Murphy
- Cox, Cox & Estes
- Hilder & Associates
- Miller & Martin
- Skikos Crawford
- Babst Calland
- Burr & Forman
- Gwin Steinmetz
- Haar & Woods
- Yetter Coleman
- Biedermann Hoenig
- Ball Janik
- Swift Currie
- White Arnold & Dowd
- Barnett Benvenuti
- Baron & Budd
- Mehri & Skalet
- Offutt Simmons
- Marino Tortorella
- Sheppard Mullin
- McDonald Hopkins
- Bennett Bigelow
- Williams & Connolly
- Mintzer Sarowitz
- UB Greensfelder
- Offit Kurman
- Best & Sharp
- Lewis Roca
- Wiggins Sewell
- Cox Cox
- Sonosky Chambers
- Wyrsch Hobbs
- Sommer Udall
- Foster Garvey
- Powell & Majestro
- Irpino Avin
- Lieff Cabraser
- Huie Fernambucq
- Hueston Hennigan
- Bartlit Beck
- Dann Law Firm
- Maldegen Templeman
- Motley Rice
- Dickinson Wright
- Plevin & Gallucci
- Segal McCambridge
- Smith Gambrell
- Dinsmore & Shohl
- Baker & Hostetler
- Taft Stettinius
- Baker Botts
- Thompson Coburn
- Fox Rothschild
- Blank Rome
- Nixon Peabody
- Tucker Ellis
- Calcagni & Kanefsky
- Pullin Fowler
- Cipriani & Werner
- Venable LLP
- Rath Young
- Norris Keplinger
- Scott Douglass
- Fisher & Phillips
- Winston & Strawn
- McGlinchey Stafford
- Porter Wright
- Flaherty Sensabaugh
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Devine Millimet
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Keller Rohrback
- Burns White
- Troutman Pepper
- Hunton Andrews
- Adams & Reese
- Hall Booth
- Miller Fair
- Calfee Halter
- Bendin Sumrall
- Madison & Rosan
- Ritchie Davies
- Morgan Lewis
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Carella Byrne
- Fain Anderson
- Marcus & Shapira
- Skarzynski Marick
- Dowd Bennett
- Reminger Co.
- Drew Eckl
- Arnold & Porter
- Simmons Hanly
- Sidley Austin
- Dugan Law Firm
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
- Hodges Doughty
- Wiggin & Dana
- Wiedner & McAuliffe
- Arnall Golden
- Foley Hoag
- Butler Snow LLP
- Davis Bengtson
- Weston Hurd
- Wiener Weiss
- Parker Hudson
- McDermott Weaver
- Zausmer
- Robinson & McElwee
- Buckley King
- Onda LaBuhn
- Rockwell & Kaufman
- Rodey Dickason
- Bertram & Graf
- Rammelkamp Muehlenweg
- O'Melveny & Myers
- DLA Piper
- Fishman Haygood
- Perkins Coie
- Hogan Lovells
- Hagens Berman
- Stites & Harbison
- Adler Cohen
- Reed Smith
- Salvatore Prescott
- Clausen Miller
- Wharton Levin
- Gleason Flynn
- Goodell DeVries
- Bowles Rice
- Skadden Arps
- Littler Mendelson
- Bradley Arant
- Brady Fischel
- Orndorff Mowen
- Karr Tuttle
- Nelson Mullins
- Del Sole Cavanaugh
- Breazeale Sachse
- Starnes Davis
- Armbrecht Jackson
- Quarles & Brady
- Baker Donelson
- Owen Gleaton
- Brinker & Doyen
- Pietragallo Gordon
- Brown & James
- Lathrop GPM
- Brooks Wilkins
- Thompson Hine
- Ropes & Gray
- Clark Hill
- Bush Seyferth
- Sugarman Law
- Copeland Stair
- Lashly & Baer
- Carroll Warren
- Greenberg Traurig
- Cotchett Pitre
- FordHarrison
- Hilgers Graben
- Shook Hardy
- Baker Sterchi
- Bullivant Houser
- Jones Walker
- Stoll Keenon
- Vorys
- Bressler Amery
- Tabet DiVito
- Kelley Drye
- Irwin Fritchie
- Kodner Watkins
- Critchfield Critchfield
- Jones Day
- Vinson & Elkins
- Wachtell Lipton
- Farrell & Fuller
- Ward & Smith
- Watkins & Eager
- Watkinson Laird
- Upshaw Williams
- Weiss Law Office SC
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Welsh & McGough
- Wheeler Trigg
- Childress Ahlheim
- Wadleigh Starr
- Church Church Hittle & Antrim
- Lightfoot Franklin
- Kay Casto
- Keating Muething
- Kerrick Bachert
- Zeiger Tigges
- Zuckerman Spaeder
- Susman Godfrey
- Anderson & Gilbert
- Greene Ketchum
- Grotefeld Hoffmann
- Haug Partners
- HeplerBroom
- Hinkle Shanor
- Simpson Logback
- Latham & Watkins
Companies
- Medco Health Solutions Inc.
- Schnuck Markets Inc.
- Henry Schein Inc.
- Wakefern Food Corp.
- Warner Chilcott Limited
- Masters Pharmaceutical Inc.
- Lupin Ltd.
- CVS Health Corp.
- J.M. Smith Corp.
- Ahold Delhaize
- Baxter International Inc.
- Patterson Veterinary Supply Inc.
- Perrigo Co. PLC
- Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.
- Assertio Holdings Inc.
- Weis Markets Inc.
- Sandoz International GmbH
- Zogenix Inc.
- The Kroger Co.
- Mallinckrodt PLC
- Forest Laboratories Inc.
- Express Scripts Holding Co.
- Novartis AG
- Tris Pharma Inc.
- Meadow
- Medisca Pharmaceutique Inc.
- Bailey Medical Center LLC
- Indivior PLC
- Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.
- Discount Drug Mart Inc.
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
- Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
- Mission Pharmacal Co.
- Mississippi Hospital Association
- Omnicare Inc.
- Endo International PLC
- Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Costco
- Covidien PLC
- Anda Inc.
- Impax Laboratories, Inc.
- The Harvard Drug Group LLC
- Nesher Pharmaceuticals (USA) LLC
- KVK Tech Inc.
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- H.D. Smith LLC
- Cencora Inc.
- Rite Aid Corp.
- Northeastern University
- KV Pharmaceutical Co.
- Lannett Company, Inc
- Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA
- Ironshore Inc.
- Optum Inc.
- ICU Medical Inc.
- Allergan PLC
- PSS World Medical Inc.
- Morris & Dickson Co. LLC
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- Mutual Drug
- Los Angeles Times
- Noramco Inc.
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- Olympia Pharmacy
- Hospira Inc.
- Pfizer Inc.
- Target Corp.
- NuCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Viatris Inc.
- Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.
- Supervalu Inc.
- Fresenius Kabi AG
- Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Ltd.
- Purdue Pharma LP
- Duane Reade Holdings Inc.
- Navitus Health Solutions LLC
- Walmart Inc.
- Rochester Drug Cooperative Inc.
- AbbVie Inc.
- McKesson Corp.
- Apria Healthcare Group
- Alvogen Group Inc.
- West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.
- Alpharma Inc.
- King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Abbott Laboratories
- Brookshire Grocery
- OptumRx Inc.
- Johnson & Johnson
- Akorn Inc.
- H‑E‑B LP
- Neos Therapeutics Inc.
- Brookshire Brothers Inc.
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
- Paddock Laboratories Inc.
- Safeway Inc.
- Sam's Club
- Hy-Vee
- Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Acme Markets Inc.
- Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- UCB SA
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Cephalon Inc.
- UnitedHealth Group Inc.
- USA Today International Corp.
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
- Giant Eagle Inc.
- Kinray Inc.
- Staten Island University Hospital
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Government Agencies
- City of Portsmouth, Virginia
- City of Trenton, New Jersey
- State of Nevada
- State of Tennessee
- State of Maryland
- State of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Department of Justice
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