Judge: Opioid Suits Have No Potential To Assert Accident Produced Alleged Injury

Mealey's (April 14, 2022, 9:16 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on April 5 granted insurers’ cross-motions for partial summary judgment as to their duty to defend their insured that sold and distributed prescription drugs, finding that underlying lawsuits prompted by the opioid epidemic fail to allege an “accident” under California law....