Opioid Trial Preview: The Claims, Defenses, And Last-Minute Maneuvers

Trial opens after settlement proposals by three distributors, Teva and J&J fail to gain support of cities and counties. Distributors want to call former FDA Commissioner Kessler to testify over plaintiffs' objections. Judge rules plaintiffs cannot seek future damages.

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The opioid bellwether trial in Ohio is the culmination of a decade of legal battles

The long-awaited bellwether trial to determine if drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies are culpable in the opioid epidemic and how much they should pay to cover the costs borne by cities and counties begins on 21 October as the parties fail to reach an agreement on proposed settlements.

The litigation is unprecedented in its size and scope and the intense scrutiny it has placed on industry's actions as...

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