Legal Opinion

McCauley v. Purdue Pharma, L.P.

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided October 1, 2002No. 2:01CV00080PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SARGENT, United States Magistrate Judge.

These consolidated cases are before the undersigned on the Motion For Ex Parte Contact, (Docket Item No. 150) (the “Motion”), filed on behalf of the defendants. 1 Oral argument was presented by counsel on September 10, 2002. Based on the reasons set forth below, I will deny the Motion.

I. Procedural History

These consolidated cases involve claims of five plaintiffs against the manufacturers and distributors of OxyContin, a narcotic pain medication. The plaintiffs claim that they' suffered injury when they became addicted to OxyContin. By…

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Johnson v. GarraghtyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999

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