Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 14, 2021
Judge gets several 1,000-page motions from opioid trial plaintiffs
After hearing the people’s case in chief during a seven-week virtual bench trial, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson could grant written motions to dismiss the false advertising, unfair competition and public nuisance claims facing opioid makers.
A $50 billion opioid suit hangs in the balance as four communities urge an Orange County judge not to toss civil claims alleging four pharmaceutical companies fueled the state's drug addiction crisis by deceptively marketing prescription opioids.
After hearing the people's case in chief during a seven-week virtual bench trial, Judge Peter Wilson could grant written m...
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