Opioid Lawsuits

An executive at Dublin-based Cardinal Health, one of the nation's largest drug distribution companies, said under questioning recently that the business…

Updated 7:19 p.m., July 15, 2019 The federal judge presiding over nationwide opioid litigation has partially lifted an order that shielded years of drug sales data from public view. U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Monday ordered the release of data on opioid sales from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System dated on or before Dec. 31, 2012.

State and local governments suing over the toll of a nationwide opioid crisis agree that companies in the drug industry should be held accountable, but…

The local governments suing drug companies over the opioid crisis have not reached a settlement in the more than 1,800 lawsuits pending in federal court in Cleveland. But attorneys for the plaintiffs are proposing a way to divide up any settlement dollars among — possibly — all cities and counties across the country. The attorneys are asking Judge Dan Polster to approve the plan at a June 25 hearing. All Things Consideredhost Tony Ganzer spoke with ideastream’s Nick Castele about the cases, the proposal and if a settlement is likely.

The Department of Justice said defendants allegedly pushed more than 32 million unneeded pills, contributing to a drug crisis and potentially defrauding the health care system.

As the nation's opioid crisis has devastated thousands of families, it also has taken a crippling financial toll on cities, small towns and counties in…

Lawsuits over the way drugmakers have marketed opioids are already putting a dent in companies' reputations. Litigation has forced the release of internal documents that are shifting the narrative.

Opioid manufacturers and distributors will be defending themselves against cases brought by thousands of communities around the country.

A confidential government database of drug sales has become crucial to the nationwide opioid lawsuit in federal court in Cleveland. The Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System, known as ARCOS, recorded painkiller sales between manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies at a time when overdose deaths surged nationwide.

A federal judge has ruled that state and local governments cannot publicize federal government data about where prescription opioids were distributed — a…