Lawsuits Over Opioid-Addicted Infants Will Not Be Consolidated in Separate MDL
The U.S. JPML has refused to create a separate multidistrict litigation for lawsuits over children suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome caused by opioids.…
The U.S. JPML has refused to create a separate multidistrict litigation for lawsuits over children suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome caused by opioids.…
A group of 29 men have been added to a sexual assault lawsuit claiming Ohio State University did nothing to stop a doctor from molesting numerous students over about 20 years.…
Manufacturers of opioids say they oppose the creation of a separate federal consolidated litigation for cases involving infants born addicted to opioids.…
Plaintiffs say that lawsuits against drug manufacturers brought by children born with opioid dependency should have their own consolidated pretrial proceedings.…
Bellwether trials will likely be needed before opioid settlement agreements can be reached, according to the federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation.…
A conference is scheduled next week to begin preliminary settlement discussions on opioid lawsuits filed against drug manufacturers by communities and states nationwide.…
A federal judge is pushing for a quick settlement for hundreds of opioid crisis lawsuits filed by communities against manufacturers nationwide, saying that a settlement should not just include money, but also a means of getting pills off the streets and ensuring that those being sold are used properly.…
Purdue Pharma is in talks with states over a potential “global settlement” that could result in billions of dollars paid out by numerous drug manufacturers to address damages caused to states by the opioid abuse crisis.…
A jury has awarded an additional $10.5 million in punitive damages to a man who says exposure to DuPont’s C-8 chemical, which contaminated local drinking water, caused him to develop testicular cancer.…
An Ohio town was temporarily placed on bottled water due to high lead levels, and the state is now claiming the water plant operator falsified records and is seeking to take his license.…