Opiate Lawsuits now centralized officially under MDL 2804!
Opiate Lawsuits now centralized officially under MDL 2804!
Introduction
As a follow-up to our Opioids related news last month, we now have information that the JPML is out with their review decision regarding the motion filed to centralize the opiate lawsuits filed that created a national crisis. The resulting MDL is titled "National Prescription Opiate Litigation MDL No. 2804". The motion hearing is convened for the 30th of November at St Louis, Missouri. Defendants' list includes wholesalers of opioid drugs, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation; the list also includes primary drug makers Purdue Pharma, Teva, Cephalon, Janssen, Endo, Actavis, and Mallinckrodt, in certain litigations.
Lawsuits have also been filed by counties, cities, and states to be compensated for the costs they had to bear to manage opioid-related overdose cases.
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