Federal Judge: New Hampshire’s Opioid Lawsuit Isn’t A Class Action; Case Remanded

Mealey's (January 16, 2018, 3:31 PM EST) -- CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire federal judge on Jan. 9 granted a motion by New Hampshire to remand its opioid lawsuit against Purdue Pharma LP to state court, agreeing that the state’s lawsuit as a  parens patriae action does not convert it into a federally removable class action under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), 119 Stat. 4 (State of New Hampshire v. Purdue Pharma, et al., No. 17-427, D. N.H, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3492)....

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