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• Lawsuit Indicates Oxbryta Side Effects Put Child in ICU

  October 7, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by a mother claims her young son suffered severe pain and required intensive care treatment after taking the recalled sickle cell drug Oxbryta.

• Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement May Provide $5B For States and Cities Nationwide

  October 14, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has announced it is increasing its opioid crisis settlement commitment to $5 billion.

• Side Effects of Antibiotics May Increase The Risk of Opioid Abuse, According to New Study

  May 1, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  A new study suggests taking antibiotics along with opioids may increase the risks of drug addiction.

• Opioid Crisis Settlement Structure Proposed To Resolve Thousands of Claims Nationwide

  June 18, 2019

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiffs involved in opioid crisis lawsuits have proposed a settlement negotiation structure which would involve every city and county within the United States.

• Lawsuits Over Opioid-Addicted Infants Will Not Be Consolidated in Separate MDL

  December 10, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML has refused to create a separate multidistrict litigation for lawsuits over children suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome caused by opioids.

• Opioid Manufacturers Oppose Separate MDL For Infant Addiction Lawsuits

  October 24, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  Manufacturers of opioids say they oppose the creation of a separate federal consolidated litigation for cases involving infants born addicted to opioids.

• MDL Sought For Lawsuits Over Opioid-Dependant Infants

  September 24, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiffs say that lawsuits against drug manufacturers brought by children born with opioid dependency should have their own consolidated pretrial proceedings.

• Opioid Bellwether Trials May Be Needed to Overcome Barriers to Global Settlement: Court

  March 12, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Bellwether trials will likely be needed before opioid settlement agreements can be reached, according to the federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation.

• Excess Opioids Often Prescribed After Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: Study

  February 19, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds varying prescribing patterns for opioids which result in thousands of unused pills that could be feeding the nationwide opioid abuse crisis.

• Efforts to Settle Opioid Litigation to be Sole Focus of MDL Conference

  January 30, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A conference is scheduled next week to begin preliminary settlement discussions on opioid lawsuits filed against drug manufacturers by communities and states nationwide.