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W. Va. Sues Opioid Companies Endo, Mallinckrodt
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia is suing two more opioid makers claiming the companies mispresented the risks of their drugs. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced the suits against Endo… Read More
Symposium on Opioid Crisis Set this Week in West Virginia
ROANOKE, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University’s School of Public Health is working with partners across the state on a symposium on the opioid epidemic. Assistant Professor Lindsay Allen says… Read More
Ohio Counties to be Part of $350M Federal Opioid Study
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — Ohio communities will be part of a $350 million federal study analyzing drug intervention techniques and policies. Ten Ohio counties will be among the first wave… Read More
The Real Cost Of The Opioid Epidemic: An Estimated $179 Billion In Just 1 Year
As the courts consider various lawsuits against drugmakers, researchers estimate what opioid addiction is costing our economy and what it would take to end the crisis.
J&J Sets Aside $4 Billion for Proposed Opioid Settlement
Johnson & Johnson says it has set aside $4 billion for its share of a proposed multistate agreement to settle opioid litigation, a step that forced it to slash its… Read More
Ohio to get $40M in US Settlement with Ex-opioid Distributor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state Attorney General’s Office says Ohio will receive nearly $40 million as part of a nationwide settlement with a British company that once distributed a… Read More
DeWine Declares ‘Positive Start’ to Talks Over Opioid Money
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says about 100 lawyers and other interested parties have made a “positive start” on deciding how the state ultimately might spend millions… Read More
Ohio Governor Convenes Talks With Lawyers in Opioid Lawsuits
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that he has convened a meeting with the state attorney general and lawyers for cities and counties involved in the… Read More
Biodegradable Bags To be Offered For Unused Opioids
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Pharmacies in Ohio will soon offer biodegradable bags so people who are prescribed opioids for work injuries can safely dispose of any opioids they don’t use…. Read More
Companies Reach Tentative Deal to Settle Opioids Lawsuit With 2 Ohio Counties
CLEVELAND (AP) — The nation’s three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a tentative deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the… Read More
Opioid Negotiations Fail to Produce Deal Just Before Trial
Negotiations aimed at reaching a major settlement in the nation’s opioid litigation reached an impasse Friday. Key differences were between state attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments, rather than… Read More
How Should Opioid Lawsuit Money Be Spent? Ohio Valley Has No Shortage Of Needs
At a town hall event in Logan, Ohio, Kelly Taulbee walks through the steps of an encounter with someone experiencing an opioid overdose. She’s training a group to use NARCAN, the… Read More
Jury Chosen For Opioid Crisis Trial
CLEVELAND (AP) – A jury has been chosen for the first federal trial on the opioid crisis even as the push for a settlement intensifies with drug executives heading to… Read More
Opioid Industry Presses for Settlement as Trial Looms
CLEVELAND (AP) — With a trial looming, major drug distributors and manufacturers are pressing to settle thousands of claims against them related to the nation’s persistent opioid crisis. The companies… Read More
Study: Opioid Crisis Cost US Economy $631B Over 4 Years
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a study released Tuesday by the… Read More
Judge Says He Miscalculated Award by $107M in Oklahoma Opioid Case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday acknowledged making a nearly $107 million miscalculation in determining how much drug maker Johnson & Johnson must pay the state to… Read More
Jury Selection Begins in Opioid Trial Despite Delay Request
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday in the first federal trial over the opioid epidemic despite a last-minute request from lawyers to delay it because of news reports on… Read More
Your Guide To The Massive (And Massively Complex) Opioid Litigation
The largest-ever federal action related to the U.S. opioid crisis is on the cusp of its first trial next week — and it’s complicated. So here’s a brief(ish) explainer breaking it all down.
Appeals Court Rejects Ohio AG’s Attempt To Delay Opioid Trial
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has rejected Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s request to delay the October 21 start for the huge opioid trial in federal court in Cleveland. Three… Read More
Opioid Makers Latest Legal Woe? A West Virginia Handyman
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A small home improvement company in West Virginia is taking on the nation’s opioid giants in a lawsuit blaming the drug makers for a rise in… Read More
At This Dayton Camp, Children Of The Opioid Crisis Learn To Cope And Laugh
Camp Mariposa in Dayton, Ohio, is designed just for them. The program lets these children share their experiences, learn coping strategies and, most importantly, get to be kids.
Arraignment Scheduled Tuesday for Doc in Prescription Opioid Takedown
CINCINNATI, Ohio — One of four doctors charged in a federal operation alleging the overprescribing opioid painkillers through “pill mill” clinics in is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday. Dr. Thomas… Read More
Yost’s Fight To Pause Opioid Lawsuit Continues Despite Latest Settlement
Although Cuyahoga County and Summit County just reached another lawsuit with an opioids manufacturer, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says there’s still time for the court to hear his argument to… Read More
In Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million
The agreement removes the drug maker from the list of defendants in an upcoming federal opioid trial and follows an August settlement in Oklahoma in which it agreed to pay $572 million.
Drug Stores Trying to Remove Judge from Opioid Litigation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group of drug retailers and distributors asked an Ohio federal appeals court Tuesday to disqualify the judge overseeing national opioid litigation after the judge himself… Read More
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