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In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

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Case Number:

1:17-md-02804

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Court:

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Dan Aaron Polster (MDL 28

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  1. October 25, 2021

    Pharmacies' Mistrial Bid Shot Down In Opioid Bellwether

    The Ohio federal judge presiding over the bellwether opioid trial brought by two Ohio counties against pharmacies on Monday denied the defendants' bid for a mistrial, which they had sought on the grounds that a juror conducted her own research in defiance of the court's orders.

  2. October 19, 2021

    Teva Fears 'Incredibly Damaging' Parody Videos In Opioid Trial

    Teva Pharmaceuticals is scrambling to stop jurors in a New York opioid trial from viewing internal videos that transformed famous film scenes into parodies of narcotic painkiller marketing, warning that the clips are so provocative they could single-handedly destroy the drugmaker's defense.

  3. October 18, 2021

    Walmart Blasts Ohio Counties' Sanctions Bid In Opioid Trial

    Walmart on Monday told the Ohio federal judge overseeing two counties' bellwether trial against pharmacies in the opioid multidistrict litigation that their request for sanctions is "ginned up" and based on documents already produced that have nothing to do with the counties.

  4. October 06, 2021

    Walgreens, Purdue 'Colluded' To Spread Opioids, Jury Hears

    A Cleveland federal jury weighing groundbreaking claims against opioid-dispensing pharmacies heard testimony Wednesday that Walgreens "colluded" with Purdue Pharma to drive sales, allegedly welcoming the drugmaker to sell to its supervisors and handing over pharmacy sales data.

  5. October 05, 2021

    CVS, Walmart Opioid Trial Defense Hazy On Pharmacists' Role

    Jurors in the first trial over pharmacies' alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis heard seemingly contradictory opening statements on Tuesday from CVS and Walmart, whose attorneys alternately claimed the chains have almost no control over what's dispensed but also maintain independent discretion.

  6. October 04, 2021

    Pharmacies' Opioid Screening 'Totally Ineffective,' Jury Hears

    The first trial against pharmacies over their alleged roles in the opioid crisis began Monday in Cleveland with a federal jury hearing claims that Walgreens and others' systems to catch illegitimate prescriptions were riddled with holes.

  7. October 01, 2021

    Counties Say Opioid Trial Can Redress 'Great Stress' Of Crisis

    The two Ohio counties set to battle national pharmacies starting Monday in a key opioid bellwether have strong steel and manufacturing roots and see the trial as their chance to hold companies accountable for the extreme financial stress the crisis has brought to their already struggling communities.

  8. September 30, 2021

    Cherokee Want Pharmacies In State Court After Opioid Deal

    The Cherokee Nation asked an Oklahoma federal judge to remand opioid-related claims against pharmacy companies, including CVS and Walgreens, to state court, arguing there is no longer federal jurisdiction after settling with McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health earlier this week.

  9. September 29, 2021

    7 Key Details As Pharmacy Giants Head To 1st Opioid Trial

    After years of bobbing and weaving, pharmacy titans CVS, Walgreens and Walmart are poised to go toe-to-toe with heavyweight plaintiffs lawyers in the first opioid trial targeting the pharmacy sector. Here, Law360 looks at the showdown's lead lawyers, biggest uncertainties and intensely acrimonious atmosphere.

  10. September 28, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Inks $75M Opioid Deal With Distributors

    The Cherokee Nation announced Tuesday that it's reached a $75 million settlement with AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp. over claims that the companies contributed to the opioid epidemic.