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• Suboxone MDL Judge Appoints Attorneys to Leadership Development Committee

  August 9, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has appointed five attorneys to serve on a Suboxone Leadership Development Committee, with the goal of using the mass tort to provide experience to younger attorneys on how to navigate a multidistrict litigation.

• Lawsuits Outline How Suboxone Causes Tooth Decay, Long-Term Dental Damage

  August 2, 2024

  Russell Maas

  A growing number of individuals are now pursuing Suboxone lawsuits against Indivior, claiming the drug maker failed to adequately warn that Suboxone may cause long-term dental damage and tooth decay.

• Indivior Files Motion to Dismiss Suboxone Failure to Warn Lawsuits Based on Federal Preemption

  July 31, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Indivior has filed a motion to dismiss Suboxone lawsuits, claiming that allegations of failure to warn and design defect are preempted by federal laws that would protect the company from tooth decay injury claims.

• Information About Suboxone Dental Claims To Be Exchanged By Parties in MDL

  July 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered parties involved in Suboxone dental decay lawsuits to submit proposals for exchanging information that will guide the selection of representative bellwether claims for early test trials.

• Drugs Should Not Be First Choice For Treating Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Study

  July 10, 2024

  Tyler New

  Findings suggest that there are multiple benefits from following recently revised guidelines, which recommend against the use of pharmaceutical drugs to treat newborns with opioid addiction symptoms.

• Only 25% of Those Addicted to Opioids Receive Recommended Medications: CDC Study

  July 8, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  CDC researchers report that many Americans who need opioid treatment medications do not receive them; particularly minorities and women.

• Lawyers “Optimistic” Suboxone Tolling Agreement Will Be Reached For Tooth Decay Lawsuits

  July 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants involved in Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits say they are close to a deal that would allow the filing of federal complaints after some state statue of limitation laws would have disqualified plaintiffs from filing.

• Suboxone MDL Judge Rejects Drug Makers’ Request for Phased Discovery in Tooth Decay Lawsuits

  June 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  As a result of the order, lawsuits over Suboxone tooth decay will move forward with a standard discovery process, preparing a small group of representative cases for early test trials in the federal MDL.

• More Than 9,600 Join Suboxone Lawsuit Over Tooth Decay in MDL Filing

  June 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A bundled complaint of about 9,600 Suboxone lawsuits were filed in federal court on Friday, ahead of the two-year anniversary of the FDA requiring tooth decay label warnings on the opioid treatment film strips, which is also a deadline for filing a civil complaint in many states.

• Leadership Development Committee for Suboxone Dental Injury Lawyers Established in Federal MDL

  June 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. District Judge presiding over all Suboxone lawsuits has created a mentorship program to use the litigation to provide some attorneys an opportunity to gain experience in handling complex federal multidistrict litigations.