Massive opioid judgment in jeopardy as Ohio Supreme Court sides with pharmacies
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday all but cast a death knell over a $650.9 million judgment two Ohio counties won from chain pharmacy operators for their role in sparking an opioid epidemic.
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation,
Ohio court sides with CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens in opioid case
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens could not be held liable for contributing to the opioid crisis under a state nuisance law.
Ohio Supreme Court sides with pharmacy chains accused in opioid lawsuits
Judges ruled that pharmacy chains cannot be held liable for allegations they violated an Ohio public nuisance law by flooding communities with pain pills.
Ohio Supreme Court sides with pharmacies in appeal of $650 million opioid judgment
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that Ohio's product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public-nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation.
Ohio Supreme Court delivers win to CVS, Walgreens, Walmart in national opioid case
That means a $650.9 million win in federal court for Trumbull and Lake counties is in jeopardy and it delivers a big win for CVS, Walgreens and Walmart. It also likely will influence cases against the pharmaceutical industry pending in other states.
Ohio Supreme Court ruling to overturn $650M awarded in local opioid crisis
The court case centered around the Opioid Crisis and whether CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart Pharmacies helped create a public nuisance.
Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies that Opioid-Related Public Nuisance Claims Against Pharmacies Must Follow State Product Liability Law
Ohio's Supreme Court ruled that opioid public nuisance claims against pharmacies must follow state product liability law.
Ohio high court sides with drug stores in opioid case
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled in a 4-3 decision Tuesday that Trumbull County cannot pursue public nuisance claims
Pharmacies prevail in appeal of $650-million opioid award in Ohio
Ohio's top court ruled on Tuesday that pharmacy chain operators CVS , Walmart and Walgreens could not be held liable for fueling an opioid epidemic in two Ohio counties that won a $650.9-million judgment against them.
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