Howland v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

{¶ 1} This is a mass tort case involving the prescription drug OxyContin. The trial court granted a motion for class certification, and the court of appeals affirmed that decision. The parties to the appeal are plaintiffs-appellees, class representatives LaDonna Howland, Ronald Schaffer, Lillian Lakes, Martha Schaffer, and Fred Lakes, and defendants-appellants Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., Purdue Frederick Company, Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., P.F. Laboratories, Inc., and PRA Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “Purdue”) and Abbott Laboratories and Abbott Laboratories, Inc.…