HARRISBURG – Because the terms of a $26 billion national opioid settlement announced last year have not been finalized, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that litigation brought by the district attorneys of Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties against Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, was premature.
PHILADELPHIA – A proposed $26 billion settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers which would benefit a group of states including Pennsylvania, has come under fire from Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner – who feels the City’s compensation would be undervalued in the agreement, wants to continue litigating and has filed his own lawsuit seeking to preserve that right.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp. against Althea Group LLC, Karl Blass-Schultz, Karl Bucholz and Primrose Pharmacy LLC on March 9.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp. against Althea Group LLC, Karl Blass-Schultz, Karl Bucholz and Primrose Pharmacy LLC on March 5.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp. against Althea Group LLC, Karl Blass-Schultz, Karl Bucholz and Primrose Pharmacy LLC on March 3.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp. against Althea Group LLC, Karl Blass-Schultz, Karl Bucholz and Primrose Pharmacy LLC on March 8.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Feb. 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – Through its District Attorney Stephen Zappala, Allegheny County has filed suit against 10 different drug manufacturers, for damages connected to both the companies’ alleged false marketing of opioid drugs and the county’s combating the use and abuse of opioids.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Middletown Township against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Feb. 10.
MEDIA (Legal Newsline) - Drug distributors facing about 50 opioid lawsuits in Pennsylvania have asked the judge overseeing the litigation to order sanctions against plaintiffs for repeatedly refusing to honor deadlines to turn over evidence including information about how state and local governments have handled the opioid crisis they blame on the drug industry.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
