6th Circuit Reverses Certification Of Negotiation Class In Opioid MDL

Mealey's (September 29, 2020, 11:33 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — In a 2-1 ruling, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 24 reversed certification of a novel negotiation class in the opioid multidistrict litigation, saying such a class is "simply not authorized by the structure, framework, or language of" Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (In Re:  National Prescription Opiate Litigation, Nos. 19-2097 and 19-4099, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 30514)....