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Opioids
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Health Care Law Matters
Creation of New Opioid Strike Force, Following Decision in Xiulu Ruan v. US, Signals Investigations of Physicians Will Intensify
On the heels of the Supreme Court decision in Xiulu Ruan v. United States, wherein the Supreme Court held that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a medical…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Unprecedented Wave of Trials Approaches in Opioid Crisis Litigation
By Anne Hall
Landmark verdicts and settlements already have occurred in widespread opioid litigation against big pharmaceutical companies. That trend continues as those companies brace for yet another massive wave of trials in…
Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
Drug Overdoses in 2021 at Highest Level on Record According to CDC, Driven By Opioids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published data on May 11, 2022 concluding that drug overdoses in 2021 reached the highest levels on record. CDC stated that an…
Health Law Prof Blog
Physician Liability for Suicide after Negligent Tapering of Opioids
Mark A. Rothstein (University of Louisville), Julia Irzyk (Independent), Physician Liability for Suicide after Negligent Tapering of Opioids, J. Law, Med & Ethics (2022):To dissipate the opioid crisis physicians have…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Opioid vs. Opiate: The Difference (and Why It Matters)
Opioids and opiates are both highly addictive and it is helpful to understand what they are. Deaths in the United States from drug overdose, involving opioids, have significantly increased in…
Simmons Hanly Conroy's Support Blog
In the News: $26 Billion in Funding to Go to Communities Around the Country After Johnson & Johnson, Drug Distributors Finalize Opioid Settlement
In late February, the nation’s three largest drug distributors — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson — and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson agreed to finalize a $26 billion opioid settlement with…
Criminal
Rounding up some reviews of SCOTUS argument in appeals by doctors convicted of opioid drug dealing
As previewed in this prior post, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases on Tuesday morning, Ruan v. United States and Kahn v. United States, which explored the proper legal…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Road Not Taken: Perspectives on No-Fault Compensation for Tobacco and Opioid Victims
Robert L. Rabin (Stanford), Nora Freeman Engstrom (Stanford), The Road Not Taken: Perspectives on No-Fault Compensation for Tobacco and Opioid Victims, 70 DePaul L. Rev. 395 (2021):Cigarettes and prescription painkillers…
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Recommended: Dopesick, the Hulu series & book
Main Thursday, January 13, 2022Recommended: Dopesick, the Hulu series & bookIf you haven't watched it, I highly recommend Hulu's limited series starring Michael Keaton, Dopesick, based on the book Dopesick:…
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
Trending in Tort Law Part II: Courts Address the Growing Use of Public Nuisance in Mass Torts
By James Cromley, Elizabeth Runyan Geise
Since prescription opioids were first introduced for pain treatment in the 1990s, the number of drug overdose deaths has quadrupled, and more than a half million Americans have died from…