News & Analysis as of

Opioid Manufacturers Prescription Drugs

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 07.17.2025

Cozen O'Connor on

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Democratic AGs Oppose Washing Away Appliance Efficiency...more

Cozen O'Connor

Bipartisan Coalition of AGs Secures $720 Million Settlement with Opioid Manufacturers

Cozen O'Connor on

Virginia AG Jason Miyares, along with a bipartisan coalition of eight other AGs, announced a $720 million settlement with eight opioid drug manufacturers to resolve allegations that they contributed to the opioid epidemic....more

Cozen O'Connor

Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4 Billion to Settle Thousands of Opioid-Related Lawsuits

Cozen O'Connor on

New York AG Letitia James, along with a bipartisan coalition of 15 other state AGs and additional parties, has reached a settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, Inc., to resolve...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Suboxone Shown to Cause Tooth Decay in Patients

Suboxone is a medication used to treat opioid addiction, containing buprenorphine and naloxone. While Suboxone is highly effective in helping individuals overcome opioid dependence, there have been concerns about its...more

Quinn Emanuel

Product Liability Litigation Update - August 2022

Quinn Emanuel on

West Virginia Federal Court Rejects Claims That Three Opioid Distributors Are Responsible for the State’s Opioid Crisis in First Federal Bellwether Trial - In a blow to state and local entities’ efforts to hold drug...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Manufacturers Must Consider Employee Use of Prescription Medications on an Individualized Basis

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Manufacturers that conduct workplace drug and alcohol testing must be careful when addressing drug test results and employee disclosures of prescription medication use, especially as drug use has surged across the country...more

Hicks Johnson

Public Nuisance Claim Loses Traction in Oklahoma Opioid Case; Ohio, California Cases Move Forward

Hicks Johnson on

The past year saw several attempts to apply new applications of the public nuisance doctrine to the opioid crisis. While in the past, public nuisance claims typically sought recovery for damages in connection with land use in...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Oklahoma Supreme Court Sets Aside $465 Million Public Nuisance Opioid Verdict

Husch Blackwell LLP on

On November 9, 2021, the Oklahoma Supreme Court set aside a $465 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in State ex rel. Hunter v. Johnson & Johnson, 2021 OK 54. In 2017, the State of Oklahoma sued three opioid...more

Oberheiden P.C.

DEA Compliance for 2021 - How the DEA’s 2021 Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas Affect Pharmaceutical Companies and Society

Oberheiden P.C. on

The DEA struggles to balance the pressing need to provide pain relief for those suffering from the novel coronavirus with the ongoing effort to reduce the opioid epidemic in the United States. I. Overview on the DEA and the...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 3rd Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - July 21st-22nd, 9:00...

Be part of one-of-a-kind, interactive virtual conference where stakeholders can gather with peers, discuss challenges, and walk away with tailored strategies for overcoming these challenges. As our nation continues with...more

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

Courts, by too readily sealing records, contributed to opioid crisis, report finds

The blame and shame for the opioid-drug overdose crisis that kills tens of thousands Americans annually has moved to yet another set of individuals and institutions now — judges and courts that handled Big Pharma lawsuits and...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

DOJ Enters into $225 Million Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations

On June 5, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a global settlement with Insys Therapeutics (Insys) that preliminarily resolves criminal and civil cases against the opioid manufacturer in a number of jurisdictions....more

BakerHostetler

BakerHostetler FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - February 2019 #3

BakerHostetler on

Food/Dietary Supplements - FDA Releases Findings in Romaine Lettuce E. Coli - Outbreak – The FDA announced the findings of its ongoing investigation into the E. coli outbreak from romaine lettuce originating in...more

Morris James LLP

Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division Declines to Dismiss Delaware Attorney General’s Claims Against...

Morris James LLP on

State of Delaware ex rel. Jennings v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al., C.A. No. N18C-01-223 MMJ CCLD (Del. Super. Feb. 4, 2019). In January 2018, Delaware’s Attorney General filed an action against certain opioid makers and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FDA Commissioner Speaks Out on Compliance and Enforcement

Holland & Knight LLP on

On Dec. 12, 2018, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced tougher compliance and enforcement policies for drug manufacturers, dietary supplement manufacturers, stem cell clinics and...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report Weekly Update November 2018 #4

Cozen O'Connor on

Breaking News- Wyoming Governor-Elect Announces Appointment of Attorney General- Bridget Hill has been appointed to serve as the Wyoming AG by Governor-elect Mark Gordon (R). ...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Future Expansion of Sunshine Act Reporting to Cover Additional Prescribers

Troutman Pepper Locke on

On October 24, President Trump signed into law the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act)....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Food & Drug Newsletter - August 2018

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more

Hogan Lovells

Massachusetts anti-opioid law bans manufacturer copay assistance

Hogan Lovells on

On Thursday, August 9, 2018, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed H.4742, "An Act for prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction," which takes effect immediately. ...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Preparing for the Opioid Litigation Epidemic

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on

One of the newer symptoms of this so-called “Opioid Epidemic,” is a rash of litigation targeting pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors. Currently, there are actions underway in Texas, West Virginia, Alabama, Ohio,...more

Stinson LLP

Citing the Opioid Abuse Epidemic, New Jersey Proposes Far-Reaching Restrictions on Pharma-Prescriber Interactions

Stinson LLP on

In an effort to curtail the opioid abuse epidemic, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed a new rule on August 31, 2017 that would make New Jersey the latest state to adopt "gift ban" type restrictions on interactions...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Three Dozen States Sue Makers of Opioid Addiction Treatment Medications for Antitrust

Foley & Lardner LLP on

With opioid abuse continuing to dominate national headlines, manufacturers of opioid overdose medications are facing intense scrutiny over pricing practices that threaten (or those perceived as threatening) public...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Massachusetts Enacts First-in-Country Opioid Take Back Law

Beveridge & Diamond PC on

On March 14, 2016, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts signed a bill entitled “An Act Relative to Substance Use, Treatment, Education and Prevention.” This legislation contains multiple provisions designed to control...more

23 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide