Skip to main content

The Buzz Around Opioid Overdose Lawsuits

The Buzz Around Opioid Overdose Lawsuits

The Buzz Around Opioid Overdose Lawsuits

Introduction

In an order issued on November 30, Judge Bernard Graham of the Kings County Supreme Court stated that a private citizen had no right to assert a negligence claim against an opioid manufacturer under the Controlled Substances Act or its State equivalent law. The NY judge stated that the statutes did not indicate the drug manufacturers must restrict distribution of the prescription drugs. The manufacturers are only required to collect and record data and make reports to federal and state agencies.

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation denied a request from plaintiffs representing "opioid babies" of mothers who were addicted to the opioid drug to form a separate MDL track for them. Recently, Texas has asked the state's MDL panel to rethink consolidating its opioid abuse lawsuit with others against Purdue Pharma LP.

Allegations are made against opioid manufacturers that they violated the rules by not informing the Federal authorities about the unusual size, suspicious purchases, or the frequency of bulk purchases. There is an allegation that huge benefits were reaped by manufacturers, and they intentionally failed to inform the medical providers about the addictive nature and consequences of opioids.

Opioid multidistrict litigation MDL No. 2804 (In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation) was formed in the Northern District of Ohio before U.S. District Judge Dan A. Polster. The first bellwether trial in the litigation will commence on September 3, 2019.

Comments

Restricted HTML

  • Allowed HTML tags: <a href hreflang> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote cite> <code> <ul type> <ol start type> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <h2 id> <h3 id> <h4 id> <h5 id> <h6 id>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.

Latest News

Purdue, Sacklers Agree to $7.4B Opioid Settlement

Categories: Opioids

Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits accusing the…

Paraquat Trials Scheduled for October 2025 & April 2026

Categories: Paraquat

A U.S. District Judge overseeing thousands of federal

UGA College of Pharmacy Gets $1M+ to Fight Opioid Crisis

Categories: Opioids

Faculty from the University of Georgia’s College of Pharmacy have been awarded a nearly $1.2 million grant from the Georgia Opioid Crisis…

Get 5 Free Medical Record Reviews – No Risk, No Contracts!      
Only 10 firms will be accepted!

Valid until February 28, 2025.