McKesson Corporation et al v. Hembree et al

  1. November 14, 2017

    Cherokee Opioid Fight Should Inspire Other Tribes, AG Says

    The Cherokees' novel lawsuit in tribal court seeking payback from major drug distributors and pharmacies for the opioid epidemic's toll on its citizens is blazing a trail for other tribes looking to launch similar suits, the Cherokee Nation's attorney general told Law360 in an exclusive interview.

  2. October 20, 2017

    Opioid Litigation Roundup: An Overview Of Major Cases

    State attorneys general, a Native American tribe and individual consumers are among the chorus of plaintiffs who've brought lawsuits against drugmakers, pharmacies and distributors allegedly responsible for epidemic levels of opioid abuse. Here, Law360 gives an overview of major pending opioid cases and how far they've progressed.

  3. August 16, 2017

    10th Circ. Ruling Backs Tribal Court In Opioid Suit: Cherokees

    Cherokee Nation Attorney General Todd Hembree told an Oklahoma federal court Wednesday that a recent Tenth Circuit ruling offers a "new and alternative basis" for the tribe's claim its own courts should hear the tribe's suit against CVS, Walgreens, McKesson and other companies over the tribe's opioid crisis.

  4. August 14, 2017

    CVS, Walgreens Press Bid To Block Cherokee Opioid Suit

    CVS, Walgreens, McKesson and other companies on Friday bolstered their bid to block the Cherokee Nation's tribal court lawsuit seeking to hold the pharmacy and drug distributor giants accountable for the opioid crisis plaguing its members, saying the alleged conduct "did not occur in Indian country."

  5. July 21, 2017

    Cherokee Nation Says Opioid Dispute Belongs In Tribal Court

    The Cherokee Nation fought Friday to continue pursuing in its tribal court a lawsuit seeking to hold Walgreens, McKesson and other companies accountable for an opioid crisis plaguing its citizens, saying the case is akin to ones brought by state governments in their own courts and an "expression of its sovereign right."

  6. June 13, 2017

    McKesson, CVS Look To Toss, Pause Cherokee Opioid Suit

    McKesson, CVS Health and other companies targeted by the Cherokee Nation's tribal court lawsuit seeking to hold them accountable for the opioid crisis plaguing its citizens moved on Monday to dismiss the dispute and, separately, to pause it while a federal court considers their attempt to block it from proceeding.

  7. June 09, 2017

    Walgreens, McKesson Look To Block Cherokee Opioid Suit

    Major pharmacies and drug distributors including Walgreens and McKesson asked an Oklahoma federal court Thursday to pump the brakes on the Cherokee Nation's efforts in its tribal court to make them pay for the opioid crisis plaguing its citizens, contending that the tribe lacks jurisdiction.