July 26, 2018 Another lawsuit has been filed against a group of pharma companies and distributors that claims their allegedly deceptive marketing of opioids has resulted in ER physicians being paid little to no compensation for providing opioid-related treatment.
March 30, 2018 Another proposed class action filed on behalf of a minor child diagnosed with NAS has been added to the multidistrict litigation involving pharmaceutical companies’ and distributors’ alleged contributions to the country’s growing 'opioid epidemic.'
March 6, 2018 A group of 20 pharmaceutical companies and distributors has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit filed on behalf of a newborn baby who the suit claims suffers from neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) as a result of the defendants’ actions.
January 19, 2018 A group of pharmaceutical companies is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the defendants, since the 1990s, have misled doctors and patients regarding the risks associated with using opioids to treat chronic pain.
December 5, 2017 Three Mississippi hospitals claim the conduct of 19 pharma-industry heavyweights contributed greatly to the nation's opioid abuse epidemic.
