Barrett Block
Squire Patton Boggs
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Opioid Update: Ohio Asks Sixth Circuit for Mandamus while U.S. Chamber Says Muni Suits by Plaintiffs’ Firms Could Upend Civil Litigation
USA - September 12 2019 As we covered in July, the country has its eyes on an Ohio opioid MDL handling more than 2,000 lawsuits brought by more than 1,200 cities, counties…
Opioid Update: “Negotiation Class” Under Review
USA - November 16 2019 On Friday, Nov. 8, a Sixth Circuit panel (Guy, Griffin, and Kethledge) granted interlocutory appeals of drug manufacturers and distributors embroiled…
Opioid Update: MDL Defendants Seek Judge Polster DQ
USA - September 17 2019 Eight drug retailers, distributors, and pharmacies (but no manufacturers) have asked Judge Dan Aaron Polster to recuse himself from presiding over…
Opioid Update: Sixth Circuit Won’t Halt Bellwether Trial (and more)
USA - October 10 2019 Today the Sixth Circuit issued much-anticipated rulings rejecting bids by Ohio and the industry defendants to halt the upcoming opioid MDL bellwether…
Sixth Circuit certifies Pennsylvania security-screening comp question
USA - November 7 2019 Several suits by Amazon workers seeking pay for time spent in security screening have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation in the Western…
