Purdue Pharma
September 12, 2019
Opioid Update: Ohio Asks Sixth Circuit for Mandamus while U.S. Chamber Says Muni Suits by Plaintiffs’ Firms Could Upend Civil Litigation
As we covered in July, the country has its eyes on an Ohio opioid MDL handling more than 2,000 lawsuits brought by more than 1,200 cities, counties, and tribes against drug manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies.
September 12, 2019
Settlement Won’t Restore Ohio City Upended by Opioids
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The tentative settlement involving the opioid crisis and the maker of OxyContin could mean that thousands of local governments will one day be paid back for some of the costs of responding to the epidemic.
September 11, 2019
Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Deal To Settle Thousands Of Opioid Lawsuits
Purdue Pharma, the maker of the opioid drug OxyContin, has reached a tentative deal worth billions of dollars that would resolve thousands of lawsuits brought by municipal and state governments who sued the company for allegedly helping to fuel the opioid crisis.
April 14, 2019
Drug-makers seek info on millions of Ohioans in opioid lawsuits
The drug companies that Ohio officials blame for fueling the state’s opioid epidemic are demanding highly personal information about its victims.
April 1, 2019
The family behind OxyContin looked into profiting from solving the crisis they helped cause
After its opioid painkiller helped cause the nation’s drug overdose crisis, the family behind OxyContin allegedly wanted to try a new venture: addiction treatment.
