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Florida Settles Opioid-Related Claims With Walmart

January 16, 2023

Florida Settles Opioid-Related Claims With Walmart: On October 20, 2022, Florida’s Attorney General announced a statewide agreement with Walmart to dispense naloxone to first responders across Florida. Walmart agreed to dispense 672,000 naloxone kits the state procured as part of an earlier ag[...]

Former Tennessee Clinic Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution

April 3, 2022

The United States Department of Justice announced on January 21, 2022 that a former nurse practitioner and clinic owner was sentenced in the Eastern District of Tennessee to 168 months in prison and $700 in special assessments, followed by three years of supervised released, for illegally distributi[...]

Former Ohio Doctor Charged With 25 Counts Of Murder Related To Opioids

June 17, 2019

A former Ohio doctor who had his Ohio medical license summarily suspended by the State Medical Board of Ohio on January 25, 2019 voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Columbus, Ohio in early June 2019 to face charges in 25 deaths following a six-month investigation by the Franklin County Prosecu[...]

Baltimore City Is Latest Jurisdiction To Sue Opioid Manufacturers And Distributors

February 11, 2018

On January 31, 2018, the City of Baltimore filed a 105-page lawsuit against manufacturers, distributors and others who are alleged to be responsible for numerous injuries and damages to Baltimore City caused by fraudulent and reckless marketing of opioids. Baltimore’s opioid lawsuit alleges th[...]

Oklahoma Joins Other U.S. States Suing Opioid Manufacturers For The Harm Opioids Have Caused To Its Citizens

September 22, 2017

On June 30, 2017, Oklahoma’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit in state court against four of the nation’s leading manufacturers of opioid pain medication (Purdue Pharma, Allergan, Cephalon, and Janssen Pharmaceuticals), claiming that the effects of the defendants’ deceptive marketing [...]

FDA Now Requires Black Box Warnings For Combined Use Of Opioids And Benzodiazepines

September 6, 2016

On August 31, 2016, the FDA announced new warning requirements regarding the combined use (same time use) of opioids and benzodiazepines, including black box warnings (the highest level of warning) for the serious risks that include extreme sleepiness, respiratory depression, coma, and death. The [...]

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