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Opioids
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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Five Thoughts on Today’s Opioid Hearing on a “Negotiation Class”
Judge Dan Polster entertained a motion to certify a Rule 23(b)(3) negotiation class today in the federal Opiate MDL. Here are a few of my thoughts after listening in.1. I…
Health Care Today
Historic Johnson & Johnson opioid case awaits Oklahoma judge’s verdict
Oklahoma is making history in its pending multi-billion-dollar opioid case against Johnson & Johnson, in which the state is accusing the drug manufacturer of irresponsible marketing practices that allowed it…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
When it comes to Opioids, DOJ’s Gloves are Off
In a growing trend, the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted two corporate executives and two licensed pharmacists for drug distribution. This is the second time in 2019 that DOJ acted…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid Drug in United States History
Global consumer goods conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB Group) has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to resolve its potential criminal and civil liability related to a federal investigation of…
The Faculty Lounge
The Opioid Epidemic and Chronic Pain Patients
This is an important article by Chicago Tribune reporter Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas about the impact that the battle against opioid abuse is having on chronic pain patients. In brief, some patients…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Senate Finance Opens Inquiry into Financial Relationships Between Opioid Manufacturers and Tax Exempt Organizations
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent letters to 10 tax-exempt organizations, including pain advocacy groups, professional associations and medical associations, requesting…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Wave of hip implant, opioid, talc suits tarnish a famed ‘family’ brand
If consumers ever considered Johnson and Johnson just to be a family friendly health brand, the conglomerate’s legal challenges on three fronts—with problematic medical devices and drugs—may disabuse them of…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Another front in war on opioids: Criminal charges for Big Pharma execs, MDs
An estimated 400,000 Americans have died due to opioid drug overdoses between 1999 and 2017 — and the fatalities only are increasing. By 2025, according to expert forecasts, there will…
Marler Blog
CSPI Urges FDA, DEA to Crack Down on Sale of Contaminated Poppy Seeds
By Bill Marler
At Least 12 U.S. Deaths Are Associated with ‘Tea’ Made with Poppy Seeds or Pods The Center for Science in the Public Interest today is calling on the Food and Drug Administration…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
With FDA chief gone, doubts rise on battles on nicotine, opioids, drug costs
The Trump Administration has lost yet another top health official: So, what happens now with key policies pushed by Scott Gottlieb, the departing federal Food and Drug Administration commissioner, to…