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Opioid judge won't leave case; Lawyer's 'dumb statement' said he's rooting for plaintiffs
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer's sales pitch that went too far isn't reason for me to step down, says the federal judge handling lawsuits against drug-makers, pharmacies and others over the opioid crisis. -
Latest opioid ruling puts MDL judge further out of step on public nuisance
A federal judge soundly rejected the “public nuisance” theory behind most opioid litigation, further isolating the judge in charge of thousands of similar lawsuits who has consistently ruled in favor of plaintiffs on this very question. -
Opioid judge doesn't want media to know details of settlement talks
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors has named the teams of lawyers who will try to negotiate a settlement of hundreds of federal lawsuits - a complex task given parallel investigations and litigation by state attorneys general and potentially conflicting goals of private attorneys and their government counterparts.