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  • Read more: Ohio’s Efforts to Centralize Control Over Opioid Claims
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    Ohio’s Efforts to Centralize Control Over Opioid Claims

    By Daniel Aaron On October 21, two Ohio counties are slated to present their opioid claims in a federal trial. However, last week, 13 states and the District of Columbia signed onto a brief requesting that the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals stay the upcoming trials. Their reasoning? States should control lawsuits for harms within…

    Ohio state flags waving in front of the Ohio State House
  • Read more: The Role of Attorneys General in the Opioid Litigation
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    The Role of Attorneys General in the Opioid Litigation

    By Daniel Aaron People following the opioid lawsuits might have noticed some strange headlines as of late. Virtually every state’s attorney general (AG) is suing Purdue Pharmaceuticals, maker of the blockbuster drug OxyContin. Purdue filed for bankruptcy and is hoping to settle for “$10 billion.” However, the deal only includes $4.4 billion in cash, which…

    Photograph of Purdue Pharma headquarters