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Federal Appellate Court Allows Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors In West Virginia

January 28, 2026

The opioid epidemic in West Virginia continues to have a devastating impact on the health and welfare of communities throughout the state. In fact, it is undisputed in the present appeal that West Virginia is “ground zero” for the opioid epidemic in the United States. Within West Virginia, indiv[...]

Baltimore City Settles Opioid Epidemic Claims Against Walgreens For $80 Million

December 13, 2024

On October 3, 2024, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the City of Baltimore announced the terms of the settlement reached in September 2024 with Walgreens to resolve the City’s claims against the company for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic in Baltimore. Per the agreement, Walgr[...]

U.S. Expands Efforts To Fight Opioid Epidemic To Unscrupulous Dispensing Pharmacies

February 22, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed on February 8, 2019 a civil complaint filed in the Middle District of Tennessee against two pharmacies, their owner, and three pharmacists, to stop them from dispensing controlled substance medications, including powerful opioids that have been linked to abuse[...]

Maryland County Announces Plan To Sue Opioid Manufacturers

September 19, 2017

On September 6, 2017, Anne Arundel County, Maryland (the Maryland county in which the state capital, Annapolis, is located) announced its intention to pursue legal action against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and local “pill mill” doctors who have contributed to the worsening opioi[...]

Two Maryland Physicians And Nine Co-Conspirators Indicted For Running Pill Mills In Maryland

September 7, 2017

The Maryland Attorney General announced on August 10, 2017 that two Maryland physicians and nine co-conspirators have been indicted for alleged unlawful distribution of controlled dangerous substances and running pill mills in Maryland. One of the Maryland physicians has been indicted on 21 counts o[...]

$17.6M Opioid Malpractice Verdict

July 26, 2017

A Missouri medical malpractice jury awarded the plaintiffs $17.6 million on June 27, 2017 after a seven-day trial in a medical malpractice case against the plaintiff’s former primary care physician who was alleged to have prescribed ever-increasing amounts of opioids for the plaintiff’s [...]

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