Opioid MDL Judge: No Summary Judgment For 5 Pharmacy Defendants

Mealey's (February 4, 2020, 9:12 AM EST) -- CLEVELAND — The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation on Jan. 27 denied summary judgment motions filed by five pharmacy defendants on claims of civil conspiracy to divert opioids and creating an absolute public nuisance from the opioid addiction epidemic (In Re:  National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL Docket No. 17-2804, N.D. Ohio, E. Div.)....