City of Chicago v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al.

  1. August 09, 2016

    Chicago Says Recent Decision Backs Opioid Marketing Suit

    The city of Chicago on Tuesday blasted arguments by several pharmaceutical companies that a recent high court decision does not support the city's claims that the companies violated a local false claims ordinance by deceptively marketing opioid painkillers, some prescriptions for which were reimbursed by the city.

  2. July 26, 2016

    Drugmakers Say Rulings Don't Back Chicago Opioid Case

    Pharmaceutical companies that the city of Chicago accused of deceptively marketing addictive painkillers on Monday shot back at arguments that recent rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit back the city's case.

  3. July 13, 2016

    Chicago Says Monster Energy Drink Ruling Backs Opioid Case

    The city of Chicago told an Illinois federal court Tuesday that the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in a proposed class action over the labeling of Monster energy drinks supports its claims in litigation accusing drugmakers of deceptive marketing of addictive painkillers.

  4. June 22, 2016

    Chicago Says High Court Ruling Supports Its Opioid Suit

    The city of Chicago contended on Tuesday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision saying corporations can face False Claims Act liability for billing the government when not complying with regulations that aren't explicit about conditions of payment supports litigation accusing drugmakers of deceptive marketing of addictive painkillers.

  5. April 18, 2016

    Drug Cos. Wants Chicago Opioid Suit Paused For FDA Results

    Pharmaceutical companies on Friday asked an Illinois federal judge to hit the brakes on the city of Chicago's suit alleging that they contributed to a wave of crime and addiction by deceptively marketing painkillers, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wraps up its scientific review of the drugs.

  6. February 19, 2016

    Chicago Defends Painkiller Claims Against Drug Cos.

    The city of Chicago has told an Illinois federal judge that it has “robustly” addressed issues that previously resulted in the dismissal of its suit accusing drug makers of contributing to a costly wave of crime and addiction with a deceptive marketing campaign for their painkillers, urging him to keep the suit alive.

  7. November 24, 2015

    Chicago Improves Opioid Case With Details About Doctors

    Chicago's latest complaint accusing major pharmaceutical companies of downplaying the risks of long-term use of opioid painkillers has a stronger chance of surviving the pleading stage, as attorneys say new details focusing on doctors the drugmakers allegedly worked with to promote the drugs will likely persuade a court to allow the city to press its case.

  8. November 23, 2015

    Pharma Cos. Say Chicago's Opioid Suit Lacks Specifics

    The nation's top drugmakers struck back at Chicago's latest attempt to salvage a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical companies of running a "highly deceptive" campaign to push the expanded use of addictive opioids, arguing that the city remains unable to provide any details that point to the existence of said campaign.

  9. November 05, 2015

    Chicago Looks To Revive Dismissed Opioid Conspiracy Suit

    An Illinois federal court on Thursday unsealed the city of Chicago's second amended complaint accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and a number of other pharmaceutical companies of engaging in a decades-long conspiracy to dishonestly push opioid painkillers regardless of their addictive attributes.

  10. July 28, 2015

    Purdue Loses Reconsideration Bid In Chicago's Painkiller Suit

    In a battle between the city of Chicago and Purdue Pharma LP over allegedly dishonest marketing of opioid painkillers like Oxycontin, an Illinois federal judge on Monday denied the drugmaker's motion to reconsider his refusal to dismiss the case.