County of Cuyahoga v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al

  1. April 25, 2019

    Opioid MDL Attys' Concealment Merited Sanction: Drug Cos.

    Plaintiffs' attorneys who hid key witness testimony in the multidistrict opioid litigation were properly sanctioned by having that testimony blocked from a bellwether trial, drug companies told an Ohio federal court on Thursday.

  2. April 18, 2019

    Postpone Opioid MDL Trial? Get Real, Judge Says

    An Ohio federal judge on Thursday said that drug companies in the multidistrict opioid litigation are apparently maneuvering to indefinitely delay a bellwether trial and that the idea isn't even worthy of consideration.

  3. April 03, 2019

    BakerHostetler Crossed 'Ethical Line' In Opioid MDL: Gov'ts

    BakerHostetler earned its disqualification from key cases in the multidistrict opioid litigation because it crossed an "ethical line" by enlisting an attorney with potential inside information, local governments told an Ohio federal court Wednesday.

  4. April 01, 2019

    Judge Botched BakerHostetler DQ In Opioid MDL, Endo Says

    Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. is decrying the disqualification of BakerHostetler from bellwether cases in the multidistrict opioid litigation, asserting that an Ohio federal judge "effectively became a witness" against the law firm during disqualification proceedings.

  5. March 20, 2019

    BakerHostetler DQ'd From Opioid MDL Bellwethers

    An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday disqualified BakerHostetler from two bellwether cases in the multidistrict opioid litigation, citing confidential information that a firm partner viewed while working at the U.S. Department of Justice.