Legal Opinion
In re Nat'l Prescription Opiate Litig.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided July 26, 2018No. MDL No. 2804; Case No. 17-md-2804PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Dan Aaron Polster, United States District Judge
In this Multidistrict Litigation ("MDL"), public entities from across the nation have sued manufacturers, distributors and retailers of prescription opiate drugs, alleging they are liable for the costs Plaintiffs have incurred, and will continue to incur, in addressing the opioid public health crisis. To assist the Court and parties in litigating (and hopefully settling) these cases and beginning to abate the crisis, the Court directed the Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA") and the Department of Justice ( "DOJ") (collectively, the "United States")…
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