Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement May Provide $5B For States and Cities Nationwide
Johnson & Johnson has announced it is increasing its opioid crisis settlement commitment to $5 billion.
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Side Effects of Antibiotics May Increase The Risk of Opioid Abuse, According to New Study
A new study suggests taking antibiotics along with opioids may increase the risks of drug addiction.
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Opioid Crisis Settlement Structure Proposed To Resolve Thousands of Claims Nationwide
Plaintiffs involved in opioid crisis lawsuits have proposed a settlement negotiation structure which would involve every city and county within the United States.
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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.
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Opioid Manufacturers Oppose Separate MDL For Infant Addiction Lawsuits
Manufacturers of opioids say they oppose the creation of a separate federal consolidated litigation for cases involving infants born addicted to opioids.
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MDL Sought For Lawsuits Over Opioid-Dependant Infants
Plaintiffs say that lawsuits against drug manufacturers brought by children born with opioid dependency should have their own consolidated pretrial proceedings.
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Opioid Bellwether Trials May Be Needed to Overcome Barriers to Global Settlement: Court
Bellwether trials will likely be needed before opioid settlement agreements can be reached, according to the federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation.
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Excess Opioids Often Prescribed After Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
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.
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Efforts to Settle Opioid Litigation to be Sole Focus of MDL Conference
A conference is scheduled next week to begin preliminary settlement discussions on opioid lawsuits filed against drug manufacturers by communities and states nationwide.
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“Tamper-Proof” Opioids Fail To Curb Drug Abuse: Study
An Australian study indicates that tamper-resistant pill designs did little to stave off or deter the opioid abuse crisis.
