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Opioids
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Food Safety News
CSPI petitions FDA for maximum opiate levels and controls for poppy seeds
By News Desk
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is urging the Food and Drug Administration to protect consumers from unprocessed poppy seeds, which are often contaminated with the plant's…
Tort Talk
Court Addresses Policy Definition of "Bodily Injury" in Context of Opioid Cases
In the case of Giant Eagle, Inc. v. Am. Guarantee & Liab. Ins. Co., No. 2:19-CV-00904-RJC (W.D. Pa. Nov. 9, 2020 Colville, J.), the court ruled that the Defendant insurance…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies
Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) pleaded guilty today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, to conspiracies to defraud the United States and violate the anti-kickback statute. Purdue pleaded…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
CFP Sex Trafficking, Opioids & Eradicating the Demand
By Tracy Thomas
The University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law is very pleased to host a day-long symposium entitled, “Selling Vulnerability: Sex Trafficking, Opioids, and Eradicating the Demand” on Friday, February 5,…
Understanding the ADA
CDC Mask Guidance and EEOC Guidances Dealing with Opioids
Today’s blog entry discusses the recent guidance from the CDC on consideration for wearing masks updated on August 7, 2020. It also discusses two different recent guidances from the EEOC…
Birdsong's Law Blog
Weird Criminal Law Stories #623: Twisted Sister?
ARIZONA: Twisted Sister, maybe? A woman dressed as a nun, and carrying a Bible on her lap, was arrested trafficking $90,000 in synthetic opioids, according to police. Esther Gomez de…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Sixth Circuit Grants Writ Of Mandamus To Strike Belated Claims In Nationwide Opiate Litigation
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Christina M. Janice Seyfarth Synopsis: In the latest development in the ultra-high stakes nationwide Prescription Opiate Litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Sixth Circuit Grants Writ Of Mandamus To Strike Belated Claims In Nationwide Opiate Litigation
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the latest development in the ultra-high stakes nationwide Prescription Opiate Litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted the petition for writ of mandamus…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Corporate titans faulted for playing dubious roles in opioid-overdose crisis
Walmart and Johnson and Johnson, two of America’s corporate titans, each acted in ways that helped to fuel the opioid crisis that federal experts estimate claims 128 Americans’ lives each…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Resources on Learning More on Opiod Pain Meds & the Public Health Emergency
By rmorgan
Here's a new fact sheet from the Keck School of Medicine at USC on an important topic. What I should know about opioid pain medicine is a valuable 2 page…