Legal Opinion
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF WAYNE COUNTY v. AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 21, 2023No. S23Q0486PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 182
FINAL COPY S23Q0486. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF WAYNE COUNTY v. AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION et al. MCMILLIAN, Justice. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (the “District Court”) has certified two questions to this Court regarding whether a state entity can continue asserting claims against opioid manufacturers and distributors after the State of Georgia entered into a settlement with the pharmaceutical companies, and as part of the settlement, the General Assembly enacted OCGA § 10-13B-1 et seq. (the “Settlement Act”) in 2022, which includes a…
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