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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
4 More Public Forums Set in W.Va. on Substance Use Response
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Four more public forums are set this week on a statewide response to substance abuse in West Virginia. The meetings are scheduled for Monday at the… Read More
Companies Reach Tentative Deal to Settle Opioids Lawsuit With 2 Ohio Counties
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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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
How Should Opioid Lawsuit Money Be Spent? Ohio Valley Has No Shortage Of Needs
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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
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
Drug Distributor Shares Jump After Settlement Report
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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Shares of big drug distributors are climbing after a report that they have made an offer to settle litigation over the opioid crisis. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations,… Read More
Study: Opioid Crisis Cost US Economy $631B Over 4 Years
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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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
By: Sean Murphy | AP
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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
By: Mark Gillispie | Julie Carr Smith | AP
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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
Judge Will Halt Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma, Its Owners For 6 Months
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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A judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its owners for six months in hopes of finalizing a settlement over the OxyContin maker’s role in the national opioid crisis,… Read More
Appeals Court Rejects Ohio AG’s Attempt To Delay Opioid Trial
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
Arraignment Scheduled Tuesday for Doc in Prescription Opioid Takedown
By: WOUB News Team
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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
In Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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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.
Coroner Issues Alert After 10 Fatal Overdoses in 26 Hours
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio county coroner has issued an alert after 10 overdose deaths were reported within 26 hours. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office posted on Facebook on… Read More
Judge in Opioid Litigation Won’t Remove Himself from Case
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The federal judge in Cleveland overseeing national opioid litigation denied the requests Thursday of several drug companies that he remove himself from the case. U.S. District… Read More
Feds Charge Multiple Doctors for Overprescribing Opioids
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say they’ve charged multiple medical professionals for overprescribing millions of opioids across Appalachia. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski on Tuesday announced charges against… Read More
Born Exposed: Schools Seek To Help Children Exposed To Drugs In The Womb
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Students line up single file behind teachers at West Elementary in Athens, Ohio, for. the walk downhill from the brick building to board buses or meet up with the person… Read More
Purdue Pharma Asks Judge to Stop Lawsuits Against Sacklers
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on Wednesday asked a bankruptcy court judge to halt all lawsuits against the company and its former directors, including members of the Sackler family, which owns… Read More
Yost: Purdue Settlement Money Should be Spent Locally
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says any money the state receives from a settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should be spent at the local level…. Read More
‘Blood Money?’ Purdue Settlement Would Rely on Opioid Sales
By: Geoff Mulvihill | Claire Galofaro | AP
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The tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would raise money to help clean up the opioid mess by … selling more OxyContin. That would amount to blood money,… Read More
Purdue Pharma, Accused Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Files For Chapter 11
By: Bobby Allyn | NPR
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The bankruptcy follows the Sackler family, which owns Purdue, agreeing to surrender control of the company and offering $3 billion in cash to opioid-hit communities.
Other Opioid Claims Move Ahead Amid Bankruptcy
By: Associated Press
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The lead lawyers for local governments suing drug companies over the opioid crisis say the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy filing won’t stop a trial scheduled for next month against… Read More
Chaotic Talks Show Challenge of Reaching Opioid Settlement
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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For months, the judge overseeing national litigation over the opioids crisis urged all sides to reach a settlement that could end thousands of lawsuits filed by state and local governments…. Read More
Health Officials Say Ohio Drug Overdoses Drop by 22% in 2018
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of fatal drug overdoses in Ohio declined for the first time since 2009, according to state health officials, a milestone in the state’s ongoing… Read More
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