Jury Will Decide Nuisance Claims In Opioid MDL Trial; Judge Will Decide Remedy

(September 18, 2019, 11:40 AM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — The Ohio federal judge set to preside over the first opioid multidistrict litigation bellwether trial next month told the parties on Sept. 16 that he intends to let a jury decide whether the defendants are liable for creating a public nuisance but he will craft an “equitable abatement remedy” (In Re:  National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2804, No. 17-md-2804, N.D. Ohio)....

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