Ohio Counties Want Public Nuisance Claims Against Pharmacy Chains Bifurcated

(May 19, 2020, 8:22 AM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — Seizing on the opioid multidistrict litigation court’s request, two Ohio counties on May 16 moved to bifurcate their claims against six chain pharmacy defendants and conduct a bellwether trial limited to their common-law public nuisance claims for distribution and dispensing of opioids (In Re:  National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2804, No. 17-md-2804, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Div.)....

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