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$1.25B West Virginia Opioid Settlement Trial Date Set
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia communities seeking a $1.25 billion settlement with the opioid industry are set to go on trial against the companies in late August. An Aug…. Read More
AG Wants More Time to Get Communities to Join Opioid Settlement Plan
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Friday is the deadline for Ohio communities suing drug makers and distributors to decide to continue with their lawsuits or join the state’s effort to reach what’s likely to be a massive… Read More
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Starts Ad Campaign for Claims
By: Associated Press
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STAMFORD, Connecticut (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is rolling out an advertising campaign to let people know they can file claims against the company over the toll of its… Read More
Latest Ohio Opioid Deal Aims to Appease Cities, Counties
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Local governments would get more authority over how Ohio’s share of a national opioid settlement is spent – but their guaranteed percentage would remain at 30%… Read More
Gov. DeWine Likes What He’s Hearing About Proposed Opioid Settlement
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he is cautiously satisfied with the terms of a potential massive settlement against drug companies and distributors who have been accused of enabling the opioid… Read More
Hearing in Opioid Cases set in Charleston
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A court hearing in two West Virginia lawsuits that accuse several drug firms of fueling the opioid epidemic has been set in Charleston. The hearing is… Read More
Yost Pitches Constitutional Amendment to Protect Opioid Settlement Money
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Attorney General’s office has crafted a proposal that would put guardrails around potential opioid lawsuit settlement money to make sure the funds are used specifically for the opioid… Read More
WATCH: What Newly Released Emails Reveal About OxyContin and its Makers
By: PBS Newshour
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The U.S. opioid epidemic has taken hundreds of thousands of lives. A reckoning for the manufacturers, marketers and distributors of these drugs has now begun — but despite several multibillion… Read More
In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out?
By: Blake Farmer | NPR
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The opioid epidemic is intergenerational, with tens of thousands of babies born every year dependent on opioids. Advocates worry lawsuits against the drug industry might overlook these children.
W. Va. Sues Opioid Companies Endo, Mallinckrodt
By: Associated Press
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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
The Real Cost Of The Opioid Epidemic: An Estimated $179 Billion In Just 1 Year
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
DeWine Declares ‘Positive Start’ to Talks Over Opioid Money
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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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
Opioid Negotiations Fail to Produce Deal Just Before Trial
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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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
Opioid Industry Presses for Settlement as Trial Looms
By: Mark Gillispie | Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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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
Your Guide To The Massive (And Massively Complex) Opioid Litigation
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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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.
Yost’s Fight To Pause Opioid Lawsuit Continues Despite Latest Settlement
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
Drug Stores Trying to Remove Judge from Opioid Litigation
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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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