Judge Declines To Dismiss Tribe’s Claims Against Opioid Distributors, Pharmacies

Mealey's (March 30, 2021, 2:20 PM EDT) -- MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Public nuisance, negligence and conspiracy claims leveled by the Cherokee Nation against opioid distributors and pharmacies survived two motions to dismiss on March 29 when an Oklahoma federal judge turned to the “persuasive authority” of rulings by a multidistrict litigation court in deciding that all grounds for dismissal are baseless....