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MLex

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 07, 2022

    New Opioid Case Called 'Waste Of Time' Amid 6th Circ. Appeal

    The hugely expensive effort to prepare a new bellwether trial in multidistrict opioid litigation should cease because the Sixth Circuit might soon reject the controversial legal theory undergirding opioid cases, according to major pharmacy chains.

  2. October 05, 2022

    Opioid MDL's Verdict Watchdog Deserves DQ, Pharmacies Say

    The watchdog overseeing implementation of a verdict against CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens and Walmart in multidistrict opioid litigation has a conflict of interest because he's already a special master tasked with impartial dispute resolution in the MDL, the drugstore chains said on Wednesday.

  3. October 04, 2022

    Cherokees, Walmart Settle Opioid Fight Amid 10th Circ. Appeal

    The Cherokee Nation and Walmart have agreed to settle the tribe's suit over the retailer's alleged role in the opioid crisis, according to a notice filed Monday in Oklahoma state court.

  4. September 30, 2022

    Administrator Named In CVS-Walgreens-Walmart Opioid Order

    A Cleveland federal judge presiding over thousands of opioid cases appointed his special master on Friday as administrator for abatement programs mandated as part of a judgment against CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, which were found liable to the tune of $650 million for contributing to prescription painkiller-related problems in two Ohio counties.

  5. September 21, 2022

    Opioid MDL Attys To Get 'Much More Aggressive' As Talks Lag

    Months of talks with drug companies poised to become the next big targets in multidistrict opioid litigation haven't yielded major progress, and a "much more aggressive" approach is needed, one of the highest-ranking attorneys for MDL plaintiffs said Wednesday.

  6. September 07, 2022

    CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Will Fight $650M Ohio Opioid Order

    Three major pharmacy chains plan to challenge a federal judge's order to pay more than $650 million toward a plan to abate the opioid epidemic in two Northeast Ohio counties, according to notices of appeal filed Wednesday.

  7. 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."

  8. September 02, 2022

    The Hottest Topics For Health Attys In 2022's Homestretch

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  9. August 18, 2022

    Lanier On $650M Opioid Win: I'd Have Settled For 'A Lot' Less

    Following a $650 million opioid trial triumph Wednesday against CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens and Walmart, lead plaintiffs counsel W. Mark Lanier told Law360 that the pharmacies "could have settled so much cheaper than this, it's not even funny," and that while the appeal process could take years, he's "not too panicked" about the chains' chances.

  10. August 17, 2022

    CVS, Walmart, Walgreens Owe $650M In Ohio Opioid Fallout

    A federal judge in Cleveland said Wednesday that three major pharmacy chains must pay more than $650 million to fund a 15-year plan to address the fallout from opioid abuse in two northeast Ohio counties, delivering a blow to pharmacy companies as more cases make their way to trial.