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8 Sep 2023, 11:59 am by Levin Papantonio
Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR), the trailblazing mass torts law firm that has marched at the forefront of the national prescription opiates addiction litigation, is pleased to announce a nationwide opioid settlement agreement with Kroger. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 2:10 pm by Phillips & Associates
The guidance document offered the example of an employee who took opioids based on a legal prescription from her doctor. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 2:16 pm
According to Wikipedia, Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 2:16 pm
According to Wikipedia, Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine. [read post]
1 Mar 2020, 9:23 am by Wieand Law Firm
  Individuals who became hooked on legally prescribed opioids frequently turned to illegal drugs to continue to feed their addiction; some 65% of heroin users report using prescription opioids first before switching to heroin. [read post]
17 Jan 2018, 9:16 am by Jonathan F. Marshall
A study conducted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center found that prescription opioid pain killers led to impaired driving in many patients, creating a risk on the nation’s roads. [read post]
31 May 2018, 2:57 am by Walter Olson
“Back in 2015, two cases were decided within days of each other that allowed claims to go forward suggesting that a pharmacy could be potentially liable for both filling suspect prescriptions (see here) and for not filling suspect prescriptions (see here). [read post]
4 Jun 2019, 2:00 pm by Lebowitz & Mzhen
Considering that there are approximately 214 million prescriptions written each year for opioid medication, the number of people who abuse the medication is staggering. [read post]
28 Feb 2018, 10:50 am by Robert Kraft
” DOJ also “filed a statement of interest in a case involving hundreds of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors. [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 9:16 am by Kevin S. Little
  Increased prescriptions led ultimately to widespread misuse of opioids. [read post]
31 Aug 2021, 12:18 pm
Faced with thousands of lawsuits from local governments responding to the opioid epidemic, the makers, distributors, and suppliers of prescription painkillers have turned to their business insurance providers for help. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 8:38 am by Levin Papantonio
Walgreens subsequently settled the San Francisco case, and the national settlement began to come together soon after.LPR Attorneys Mougey, Gaddy, Poerschke, and Dunning led the liability case against Walgreens for all 3,000 mdl cases. [read post]
This case has been on hold since late last year but is scheduled to resume on July 11. [read post]
The Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed Tuesday a $465 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for public nuisance through its prescription opioid marketing campaign in the state. [read post]
4 May 2016, 5:18 am by Patrick A. Malone
As the epidemic of prescription drug abuse spreads nationwide, public health authorities are failing to protect patients from the criminal wrong-doing of opioid-addicted caregivers, the Denver Post has reported. [read post]
26 Sep 2019, 6:00 am by Robert Kraft
” Millions of opioid pills flooded Arizona communities during prescription drug boom The Arizona Republic reports that “the prescription drug portion of the opioid crisis in Arizona might be waning as new regulations on prescribing practices take effect. [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 4:41 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
TechCrunch: “In an effort to combat the opioid crisis, Google will begin labeling places where people can safely dispose of their prescription drugs. [read post]