(April 4, 2018, 12:49 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — The United States on April 2 moved to participate in settlement discussions in the opioid multidistrict litigation as a friend of the court, telling the MDL court that instead of making the government’s other opioid actions part of the MDL, it will instead provide its information and expertise to help craft a settlement for nonmonetary remedies (In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2804, No. 17-md-2804, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Div.)....