(October 4, 2018, 4:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Oct. 3 refused to vacate orders transferring seven cases related to the alleged marketing and distribution of opiate drugs to multidistrict litigation in Ohio, holding that the cases were factually related and involved common questions (In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804, J.P.M.L., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170489)....