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• Future of Suboxone Lawsuits Taken Under Advisement After Motion To Dismiss Arguments

  December 17, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Judge overseeing all Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits brought in the federal court system heard oral arguments this week, and is considering whether the claims should be preempted by federal law.

• Suboxone Film Lawsuit Highlights How Dental Decay Problems Continue To Be Reported Even After Label Change

  December 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Updated warnings issued in June 2022 failed to adequately convey Suboxone’s risks of tooth decay, which has resulted in continuing reports of dental problems among users of the film strips, lawsuit indicates.

• Oral Arguments Over Motion To Dismiss Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuits Set for December 16

  December 4, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Indivior claims that federal law prevented it from updating the Suboxone tooth decay warnings before June 2022, indicating that all failure to warn lawsuits brought by former users should be dismissed.

• Lawsuit Alleges Suboxone Caused Dental Damage, Erosion and Tooth Decay

  November 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Kentucky man has filed a lawsuit against Suboxone manufacturers, indicating the opioid treatment film strips were known for years to cause the kind of permanent tooth damage he suffered, long before warning labels were added by the drug manufacturer.

• Judge Outlines Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuit Census Requirements

  November 6, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  To help the parties identify Suboxone lawsuits that can be used as representative samples in early bellwether trials, the federal judge presiding over the litigation has directed the parties to conduct a census of all tooth decay claims.

• Kratom Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Ingredients Are as Addictive as Opioids

  October 22, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Lawsuit claims users were not adequately warned about potential side effects of kratom supplements, which contain a highly addictive form of the Asian plant, which was marketed as a non-addictive pain reliever.

• Pediatricians Release New Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids to Children

  October 21, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Leading pediatric organization has issued new recommendations regarding the prescription of opioids to children for pain management, indicating that there should be an approach that includes more than just the addictive painkillers, but that doesn't exclude them entirely.

• Data on Suboxone Tooth Decay Problems, Other Adverse Events to be Turned Over by Indivior Early in MDL Discovery

  October 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits are preparing to conduct a census and examine adverse event report data, which will help determine which claims are representative of the litigation as a whole, to guide the selection of potential bellwether trials.

• Multi-Day Suboxone Lawsuit Status Conference Being Held To Review Census Protocol and Procedures

  October 4, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers will be meeting with the MDL judge presiding over all Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits on October 4 and 5, 2024, to finalize information needed to select a group of representative cases for bellwether discovery and trial.

• Lawyers To Provide Information About Suboxone Dental Injury Records, Product Identification in Their Possession

  September 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Judge presiding over all Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits expects lawyers to report next week on the status of their investigations into thousands of claims filed on a bundled complaint in June 2024.