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  1. December 21, 2020

    2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Suit Over $600M NY Opioid Tax Law

    The Second Circuit won't rehear a suit aiming to strike down a New York law imposing $600 million in payments on several opioid distributors, leaving to stand a decision that reinstated the law earlier this year.

  2. September 14, 2020

    2nd Circ. Reinstates NY Tax On Opioid Distributors

    The Second Circuit on Monday reinstated a New York law that requires opioid distributors to pay into a fund to support health programs, saying the payment is considered a tax and is not within federal court jurisdiction.

  3. December 12, 2019

    2nd Circ. Says NY Opioid Fee Fight May Belong In State Court

    The Second Circuit looked tempted Thursday to undo a Manhattan federal judge's move to block New York state's $600 million Opioid Stewardship Act surcharge law, with an appellate judge suggesting the policy move looks like a state tax that falls outside the scope of a federal court's jurisdiction.