Arguments For, Against Infant Opioid MDL To Be Heard Nov. 29

Mealey's (October 15, 2018, 1:18 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judicial panel on Oct. 11 said it will hear arguments on Nov. 29 on centralizing seven federal lawsuits alleging that opioid makers and distributors are liable for infants born with opioid withdrawal symptoms due to their mothers’ use of narcotic painkillers during pregnancy (In Re:  Infants Born Opioid-Dependent Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2872, JPMDL)....