Civil Litigation
Jun. 16, 2021
State drops 2 opioid defendants, judge mulls total dismissal
The pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a matter of law, hoping to snuff the false advertising, unfair competition, and public nuisance claims brought by the plaintiff counties of Los Angeles, Orange and Santa Clara, along with the city of Oakland.
A $50 billion opioid suit hangs in the balance after the state dismissed two drug companies as defendants this week and others asked an Orange County judge to toss claims alleging deceptive marketing of prescription opioids caused an opioid epidemic.
After the people rested their case earlier this month, the pharmaceutical companies immediately filed motions for judgment as a matter of law, hoping to snuff the false advertising, un...
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