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

  1. June 13, 2022

    Ohio Counties Open To Lowering Opioid Damages Request

    Two Ohio counties told a federal judge Monday they still want billions to address the fallout from the opioid epidemic from three large pharmacy chains that a jury found contributed to the crisis, although the counties also said that questions about the size of the impacted population could warrant a smaller payout.

  2. May 17, 2022

    Ohio Counties Put On Show In Opioid Damages Trial

    Two Northeast Ohio counties on Tuesday deployed a lawyer known for his folksy trial persona to cross-examine two expert witnesses for three major pharmacy chains that are trying to minimize how much they will have to pay after a jury found them liable for their role in the opioid epidemic.

  3. May 16, 2022

    Counties Bungled $875M Ask After Opioid Trial, Judge Told

    A Stanford University professor told a judge Monday that three pharmacy chains should pay a small fraction of the roughly $875 million that two Northeast Ohio counties seek for the role a jury found the pharmacies played in the opioid crisis, arguing that the plaintiffs' experts botched some calculations.

  4. May 11, 2022

    Opioid Jurors Detail Talks As Pharmacy Trial Gets Feisty Start

    An opioid trial to determine remedies after a jury verdict against CVS, Walgreens and Walmart commenced colorfully and combatively Tuesday as plaintiffs counsel floated metaphors involving spaghetti and cake, pharmacies encountered judicial pushback when challenging a key expert, and former jurors took Law360 behind the scenes of their deliberations.

  5. May 06, 2022

    Pharmacies Face Key Trial Test As Opioid MDL Intrigue Swirls

    America's biggest pharmacy chains are poised for a pivotal trial at the center of multidistrict opioid litigation and the opioid crisis itself, aiming to avert a giant judgment and an enormous expansion of their broader liability in thousands of cases that are suddenly threatening to spiral out of control.

  6. April 05, 2022

    'Intense Pressure' To Ink Opioid Deal? Too Bad, 6th Circ. Says

    The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday swatted away protests from Walgreens and Walmart about "extraordinary, unusual pressure" to strike a settlement after a jury blamed them for out-of-control opioid sales, clearing the way for the first damages trial against pharmacy giants in multidistrict litigation.

  7. March 22, 2022

    Pharmacy Attys Risking Opioid MDL Sanctions, Judge Warns

    Lawyers for CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens and Walmart will face discipline if they don't swiftly rectify noncompliance with a "clear and simple" directive to outline remedies after a jury blamed the companies for inundating communities with prescription narcotics, the top judge in multidistrict opioid litigation warned.

  8. March 11, 2022

    Key Opioid Cases To Watch As Massive Wave Of Trials Looms

    Despite sweeping settlements and landmark verdicts, the nation's epic saga of opioid crisis litigation against Big Pharma is far from winding down, with the coming weeks heralding an unprecedented torrent of trials. Here, Law360 shares a detailed map of the opioid trials terrain and explores major lawsuits that are rapidly approaching moments of truth.

  9. January 03, 2022

    A Blockbuster Year Ahead For Health, Life Sciences Litigation

    Health care and life sciences litigation is already red hot as 2022 begins and appears all but certain to intensify throughout the year as the clock ticks on time-sensitive lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court nears the end of its current term and opioid cases generate more trials and fresh drama. Here, Law360 explores five key litigation areas to watch.

  10. December 22, 2021

    Opioid Judge's 'Many Errors' Ruined Trial, Pharmacies Charge

    National pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart are unleashing thinly veiled attacks on the impartiality of the Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict opioid litigation, insisting he made numerous mistakes that always favored plaintiffs during a landmark trial and tainted a jury verdict.