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Legal Turmoil in the Pharmaceutical Industry: AbbVie, Purdue, and Beyond

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Editor’s Note: In a legal confrontation that could significantly impact the pharmaceutical industry, AbbVie has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to shield its corporate records from disclosure, challenging a lower court decision that threatens the integrity of attorney-client privilege. has petitioned the U.S.

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Public Nuisance Claims Denied by Ohio Supreme Court in Opioid Case

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last 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, a decision that …

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British Columbia Can Mount Opioid Class Action, Canada’s Top Court Says

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The province of British Columbia can bring a class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for opioid harms on behalf of multiple governments across Canada, the country’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday. In 2018, BC sued more than 40 drug manufacturers, …

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Drug Companies Paying Hawaii $700 Million to Settle Plavix Blood Thinner Suit

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Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced. A court ruling last year ordered Bristol Myers Squibb Company and …