6th Circuit Panels Deny Mandamus Petitions To Stop Oct. 21 Opioid MDL Trial

Mealey's (October 11, 2019, 10:40 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 10 denied two last-minute attempts to stop the Oct. 21 opioid multidistrict litigation bellwether trial, one on the basis of parens patriae by the state of Ohio and one by defendants who claim that the MDL judge is biased (In Re:  State of Ohio, No. 19-3827, In Re:  AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, et al., No. 19-3935, 6th Cir.)....