Local governments in Ohio seeking unity in opioid litigation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of Ohio local government leaders gathered privately in Columbus Tuesday to discuss how to divide millions of dollars from a prospective opioid settlement, potentially positioning them to enter settlement talks with drugmakers as a united front. About 75 mayors, county commissioners and others from around the state attended the meeting,... Read More

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Opioid, Opioids

October 16, 2019

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 a settlement offer. Two Ohio counties claim drug companies that made, distributed and sold prescription painkillers engaged in a deadly conspiracy that has inflicted massive... Read More

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Opioid

August 30, 2019

Opioid settlement would divide money based on local impact

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The multibillion-dollar settlement that the maker of OxyContin is negotiating to settle a crush of lawsuits over the nation’s opioid crisis contains formulas for dividing up the money among state and local governments across the country, The Associated Press has learned. The formulas would take into account several factors, including opioid... Read More

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Opioid, Opioids

August 28, 2019

As opioid settlements grow, so do questions about the money

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the numbers keep rising, so do concerns over how that money will be spent. Experts say the $572 million judgment issued Monday against consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson could pay for... Read More

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Opioid

June 27, 2019

Oklahoma nears end to case in trial against drug makers

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma is close to wrapping up its case at trial against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the consumer products giant and its subsidiaries helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis. Attorneys for the state on Wednesday continued questioning Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Director Terri White. Oklahoma alleges opioid... Read More

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Opioid, Purdue Pharma

June 4, 2019

More states sue opioid maker alleging deceptive marketing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, Hawaii, Maine and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits Monday against the maker of OxyContin and the company’s former president, alleging the firm falsely promoted the drug by downplaying the risk of addiction while it emerged as one of the most widely abused opioids in the U.S. The lawsuits were... Read More

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Opioid, Opioids

April 24, 2019

Indictment: Ex-CEO ignored red flags as opioid crisis raged

NEW YORK (AP) — The pharmaceutical industry executive hit Tuesday with criminal charges stemming from the opioid crisis doesn’t have his name on a museum wing, and his company isn’t within earshot of Apple or anyone else on the Fortune 500. Even his $1.5 million paycheck was a paltry sum compared to his peers. Laurence... Read More

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Laurence Doud III, Opioid, Opioids

April 18, 2019

Suburban Detroit doctor gets 11-plus years in opioid scheme

DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit doctor who admitted running an $18 million prescription drug scheme has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. A federal judge on Wednesday also ordered Dr. Zongli Chang to pay a $1 million fine and forfeit $3 million. The Livonia man had pleaded guilty to orchestrating the... Read More

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Opioid

April 5, 2019

Jurors hear final arguments in opioid bribe scheme case

BOSTON (AP) — In a scheme to get doctors to write prescriptions in exchange for cash, a wealthy drug company founder put patients at risk to guarantee his business’ success, a federal prosecutor told jurors Thursday in his closing arguments in the closely-watched trial. Meanwhile, an attorney for Insys Therapeutics Founder John Kapoor sought to... Read More

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Opioid

April 3, 2019

Family behind OxyContin calls opioid suit false, misleading

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts authorities created a false picture of the Sackler family’s role in promoting OxyContin, the Sacklers said Tuesday in their first court response to allegations that individual family members — not just their company, Purdue Pharma — helped fuel the deadly opioid epidemic. The Sackler family says a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts... Read More

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Opioid

March 29, 2019

Local jurisdictions pay the price for nation’s opioid crisis

As the nation’s opioid crisis has devastated thousands of families, it also has taken a crippling financial toll on cities, small towns and counties around the country. Packed jails, increased ambulance runs and overworked coroners, sheriff’s deputies and public defenders are just some of the consequences of the massive epidemic that has forced localities to... Read More

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Opioid

March 28, 2019

NY opioid lawsuit hits billionaire family behind OxyContin

NEW YORK (AP) — New York on Thursday sued the billionaire family behind OxyContin, joining a growing list of state and local governments alleging the drugmaker sparked the nation’s opioid crisis by putting hunger for profits over patient safety. The state, which averages nine opioid-related deaths per day, amended an existing lawsuit against pill maker... Read More

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Opioid

March 27, 2019

Maker of OxyContin agrees to $270M settlement in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The maker of OxyContin and the company’s controlling family agreed Tuesday to pay a groundbreaking $270 million to Oklahoma to settle allegations they helped create the nation’s deadly opioid crisis with their aggressive marketing of the powerful painkiller. It is the first settlement to come out of the recent coast-to-coast wave... Read More

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Opioid, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma

March 26, 2019

Oklahoma settles with maker of OxyContin over opioid crisis

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The maker of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin has reached a settlement with the state of Oklahoma over its role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis, officials said Tuesday. The terms were not immediately disclosed. Oklahoma’s attorney general scheduled an afternoon news conference to announce details of the agreement with Purdue... Read More

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Opioid

Local governments in Ohio seeking unity in opioid litigation

Jury selection begins in opioid trial despite delay request

Opioid settlement would divide money based on local impact

As opioid settlements grow, so do questions about the money

Oklahoma nears end to case in trial against drug makers

More states sue opioid maker alleging deceptive marketing

Indictment: Ex-CEO ignored red flags as opioid crisis raged

Suburban Detroit doctor gets 11-plus years in opioid scheme

Jurors hear final arguments in opioid bribe scheme case

Family behind OxyContin calls opioid suit false, misleading

Local jurisdictions pay the price for nation’s opioid crisis

NY opioid lawsuit hits billionaire family behind OxyContin

Maker of OxyContin agrees to $270M settlement in Oklahoma

Oklahoma settles with maker of OxyContin over opioid crisis

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