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

  1. August 26, 2020

    Pharmacies Torch 'Unprecedented' Ruling On Opioid Duties

    Pharmacy chains on Tuesday lashed out at a recent order by an Ohio federal judge allowing two Ohio counties' opioid claims to go forward, saying that the judge interpreted the Controlled Substances Act in a "far-reaching" way that should be reviewed by the Sixth Circuit if the ruling isn't reversed.

  2. August 06, 2020

    Pharmacies Can't Dodge Ohio Opioid MDL's 2021 Bellwether

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing opioid multidistrict litigation has refused to toss two Ohio counties' bellwether cases against pharmacies, allowing their public nuisance claims over the dispensing and distribution of opioids to move forward.

  3. June 17, 2020

    Pharmacies Want Out Of Opioid MDL 'Public Nuisance' Suits

    A group of pharmacies is asking an Ohio federal judge to dismiss complaints by two Ohio counties alleging the pharmacies contributed to the opioid epidemic, saying the counties are suing under public nuisance laws that don't fit their claims.

  4. April 30, 2020

    New Pharmacy Bellwether Trial Set For 2021 In Opioid MDL

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict opioid litigation picked two cases Thursday for a bellwether trial in 2021 to test allegations that the nation's largest pharmacy chains fueled the opioid crisis by dispensing painkiller prescriptions they should have known weren't appropriate.