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opioid-crisis
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Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Fourth Circuit Grants Mandamus Holding That Express Scripts Is Entitled to a Jury Trial on a Government Action for Public Nuisance That Seeks to Create an “Abatement Fund”
In In re Express Scripts, Inc., No. 25-2281 (4th Cir. May 15, 2026), the Fourth Circuit grants mandamus to direct that defendant Express Scripts get a jury trial in a…
Drug & Device Law
Maryland Law Does Not Cower – Instead Public Nuisance Bites the Dust
By Bexis
In a pair of decisions, Express Scripts, Inc. v. Anne Arundel County, ___ A.3d ___, 2026 WL 797872 (Md. March 23, 2026), an opioid case, and Mayor & City Council…
TortsProf Blog
Zipursky on Public Nuisance and Opioids
Ben Zipursky has posted to SSRN Pragmatic Conceptualism, Public Nuisance, and the American Opioid Litigation. The abstract provides: Public nuisance as a part of American tort law has been as…
Searcy Law Blog
$300 Million DOJ Settlement in National Opioid Case Against Walgreens Stemming from Medicare Fraud Exposed by Whistleblower
By Searcy Law
Whistleblower represented by Rabin Kammerer Johnson and Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley WEST PALM BEACH, FL — In a landmark victory for justice and public health, Rabin Kammerer Johnson (RKJ)…
Regulatory Oversight
Inside Maine’s AG Office: AG Aaron Frey on Public Service
By Stephen C. Piepgrass, Chuck Slemp, Stephanie Kozol
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Stephanie Kozol and Chuck Slemp welcome Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey to discuss the unique aspects of the Maine Office of the AG.…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Quebec companies with no direct business in BC can’t dodge province’s opioids class action: BCCA
The BCCA rejected Pro Doc and Jean Coutu's stance that a BC court lacks jurisdiction over the claims
Drug & Device Law
Flooding The Zone Does Not Work For Opioid Plaintiffs In Maine
This is from the Holland & Knight side of the Blog only. Quite a few phrases from sports have entered our collective lexicon. (Not Lexecon, which is a whole other…
Regulatory Oversight
The People’s Protector: A Conversation With AG Jason Miyares
By Stephen C. Piepgrass, Chuck Slemp
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Chuck Slemp welcomes his former boss, Virginia Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares. With more than two decades of shared history, Chuck and Jason delve…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
5 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In March
By Anne Hall
Law360 (February 28, 2025, 8:32 PM EST) — The Ninth Circuit will mull Express Scripts and OptumRx‘s bid to force a public nuisance suit brought by the state of California into federal court, and the Second…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Kevin Brosseau appointed as Canada’s new fentanyl czar
He is a former RCMP deputy commissioner with over 20 years in law enforcement and national security