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Recent News About Mallinckrodt

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  Judge rejects Hawaii's opioid lawsuit; State plans to try again

  By Daniel Fisher | Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 @ 8:58am

  HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) - In an order issued quietly late last year, a Hawaii judge dismissed the state’s lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors - at least the third time in two years a judge has rejected theories the pharmaceutical industry is responsible for the crisis of addiction and overdose deaths caused by legal and illegal drugs.

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  Jurors won't get confused during huge opioid trial, judge rules; He'll set penalties after

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Sep 24, 2019 @ 1:04pm

  CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – A jury will determine who, if anyone, is liable for the nation’s addiction crisis, but the judge overseeing a historic trial will decide how much they would pay.

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