City and County of San Francisco et al v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al

  1. August 28, 2020

    SF Says Drug Cos. Are Liable For City Damage In Opioid Case

    A California federal judge on Thursday seemed sympathetic to San Francisco's argument that drug companies should be held responsible for damage caused to city property by people struggling with opioid addiction.

  2. April 20, 2020

    Drug Cos. Say Foreign Status Outs Them From Opioid Case

    Two global pharmaceutical companies told a San Francisco federal judge Friday to excuse them from a suit accusing multiple drugmakers of illegally marketing opioids as safe and effective, arguing that the court lacks personal jurisdiction over them.

  3. March 23, 2020

    Drug Cos. Want Slow SF Opioid Case Timeline Amid COVID-19

    Major drug manufacturers and distributors slammed San Francisco's proposed schedule for opioid-crisis cases in California federal court Friday, saying the "behemoth" complaint requires a lengthier timeline and that the COVID-19 pandemic is straining all parties, including San Francisco itself as it provides "critical public services" during the pandemic.

  4. February 05, 2020

    JPML Ships Opioid Bellwethers Over Drug Co. Protests

    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Wednesday moved opioid-crisis cases involving San Francisco and a major Native American tribe to federal courts in California and Oklahoma, rejecting strident objections from drug companies and teeing up dramatic bellwether trials.

  5. November 19, 2019

    Opioid MDL Judge Plots New Bellwether Trials Across US

    The Ohio federal judge guiding multidistrict opioid litigation on Tuesday singled out numerous cases as good candidates for future bellwether trials, pitting a potpourri of plaintiffs against an assortment of drug companies.

  6. December 19, 2018

    SF Becomes Latest To Sue Pharma Cos. Over Opioid Crisis

    The city and county of San Francisco hit a slew of drugmakers with a suit in federal court Tuesday, alleging that they broke federal laws by marketing opioids as safe and effective, joining dozens of cities, states and government agencies to sue the pharmaceutical companies over the crisis.