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Names of hundreds of addicts to be disclosed in opioid litigation

By Dan Fisher | Thursday, Nov 1, 2018 @ 2:20pm

CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers representing Ohio cities and counties say they’ll comply with a judge’s order to identify hundreds of people who became addicted to prescription opioids by a deadline tomorrow, peevishly accusing manufacturer defendants of doubting they’ll come through with the information.
Opioid lawsuits should proceed, magistrate tells MDL judge

By Daniel Fisher | Tuesday, Oct 9, 2018 @ 1:00pm

A magistrate judge recommended that a bellwether trial against the opioid industry proceed, rejecting nearly all the arguments presented by manufacturers, distributors and retailers in their motions to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits accusing them of causing a national crisis.