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• 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.

• Plaintiffs Oppose Phased Discovery Over Suboxone Tooth Decay Risks in MDL

  May 28, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs say a federal judge should not waste time on a phased discovery plan requiring them to first prove Suboxone strips can cause tooth decay, saying the science is obvious and such a plan could delay resolution of hundreds of product liability lawsuits.

• Court Allows Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuits To Be Filed in Bundled Complaint by June 14, 2024

  May 17, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is allowing plaintiffs to file large numbers of Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits in one bundled complaint, to meet a potential two-year statute of limitations deadline, with the ability to flesh those claims out in more detail at a later date.

• Indivior Seeks To Prioritize Link Between Suboxone and Tooth Decay in Early Discovery

  April 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Defendants have asked a federal judge to force plaintiffs in Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits to first prove that the film strips can cause tooth decay injuries as the first phase of discovery proceedings.

• Thousands of Suboxone Lawsuits Over Tooth Decay Likely To Be Filed Before June 2024 Anniversary of Label Change

  April 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs plan to push for a tolling agreement, opposed by defendants, which would allow more time for Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits to be filed in states with a two-year statute of limitations.

• Suboxone Dental Erosion Makes Film Strips “Unreasonably Dangerous,” Lawsuit Alleges

  April 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit indicates that manufacturers failed to warn of Suboxone dental erosion, making the opioid addiction treatment strips unreasonable and dangerous.

• New Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuits Can Now Be Directly Filed in Federal MDL

  March 19, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has given plaintiffs in Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits the ability to file claims directly with the MDL court in Ohio, increasing the efficiency of the litigation.

• Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawyers Appointed To Leadership Positions in Federal MDL

  March 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has appointed 20 attorneys to serve in leadership positions representing all plaintiffs in Suboxone tooth decay litigation.

• Initial Status Conference for Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuit MDL Set for March 7

  March 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge overseeing all centralized Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits has scheduled the initial status conference for March 7.