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Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation

Jun. 2, 2021

Judge denies many untimely filed plaintiffs’ documents in opioid trial

Since the trial began in April, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson has made several comments expressing discontent over the amount of court time wasted due to document disputes.

A judge denied multiple requests from the plaintiffs to admit untimely filed documents Tuesday as four drug companies prepared to present their defense in a $50 billion bench trial in Orange County.

They are accused of false advertising that fueled California's opioid epidemic.

Since the trial began in April, Orange County Superior Court Judge $95

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