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Tag Archives: Opioids
How Opioids Are Affecting Lawsuits in Texas
When attempting to identify the underlying causes of America’s nation-wide opioid epidemic, it is impossible not to mention the role of manufacturers and distributors in creating this monster. Yet, throughout the growing crisis, these multi-billion-dollar companies have been able to … Continue reading
"Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States"
The title of this post is the title of this big new report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association. This press release about the report provides some highlights on its coverage and points of emphasis: A new report … Continue reading
Posted in Health Law
Tagged "DrugImpaired, Critical, driving, Issues, Marijuana, Opioids, raise, States"
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San Diego Doctor and Seven Others Arrested for Allegedly Prescribing Opioids to Homeless, Dead and Incarcerated People With Medications Then Sold On the Street
The United State's Attorney's Office in San Diego has recently charged a physician and seven others in a case involving a clinic where pain medication prescriptions were then diverted. Here is the press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office on … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative law
Tagged allegedly, arrested, DEAD, Diego, Doctor, homeless, Incarcerated, Medications, Opioids, Others, People, Prescribing, seven, Sold, Street
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Opioids and Unorthodox Civil Procedure: Will the MDL solve the crisis?
The devastating impact of the national opioid epidemic has given rise to hundreds of lawsuits. Four hundred of them are now consolidated before a single federal judge–Judge Dan Polster in the Northern District of Ohio–who has announced his intention to … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law
Tagged Civil, Crisis, Opioids, Procedure, Solve, Unorthodox
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Drug companies submerged WV in opioids: One town of 3,000 got 21 million pills
Enlarge / WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 25: Committee chairman Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) questions witnesses during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing concerning federal efforts to combat the opioid crisis. (credit: Getty | Drew Angerer) Drug companies hosed tiny … Continue reading
Posted in Intellectual Property
Tagged 3000, Companies, drug, million, Opioids, pills, submerged, town
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