January 23, 2019
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Wednesday hit back at a motion to disqualify a BakerHostetler partner— and former U.S. attorney who worked on the opioid crisis— from bellwether cases in the opioid multidistrict litigation, saying she hasn't violated any ethical rule.
January 18, 2019
An Ohio federal judge on Friday blocked drug distributors from trying again to keep racketeering allegations out of a bellwether trial in the opioid multidistrict litigation, rejecting assertions that enormous damages associated with racketeering will hinder settlement talks.
January 16, 2019
The Sixth Circuit should decide whether Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and nuisance claims in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis hold up before the Ohio district court case moves on, drug distributors have told the trial court.
January 10, 2019
A caustic quarrel over comments by plaintiffs lawyers on CBS News show "60 Minutes" about drug industry responsibility for the opioid crisis has ended, according to a court filing Thursday in multidistrict litigation.
January 09, 2019
A BakerHostetler partner who represents Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic should be disqualified from the case, according to a motion filed in Ohio federal court Wednesday.
January 09, 2019
Top plaintiffs attorneys in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis are savaging an ethics complaint lodged by drug companies, accusing them of meritless and "dishonest" objections to televised criticism of painkiller sellers.
January 04, 2019
Drug manufacturers and distributors late Friday accused plaintiffs attorneys of "a concerted campaign to taint potential jury pools" in litigation over the opioid crisis, urging an Ohio federal judge to issue a gag order and sanctions.
January 02, 2019
The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation has issued an order creating a second track of bellwether cases, saying the first track of cases represents a large but incomplete portion of the issues relevant to the litigation.
January 01, 2019
The health care industry in 2019 will watch with bated breath as a guillotine hangs over the Affordable Care Act, historic litigation involving the opioid crisis heads to trial and the murky meaning of a landmark False Claims Act decision becomes clearer. Here, Law360 gets attorneys up to speed on must-watch cases in the year ahead.
January 01, 2019
In the new year, Native American law practitioners will be keeping an eye on upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding Washington's ability to tax the Yakama Nation; treaty hunting rights in Wyoming; and the balance of tribal, federal and state criminal jurisdiction in Oklahoma. Here, Law360 takes a look at the cases attorneys who practice Native American law will be watching in the coming year.