(September 26, 2019, 1:48 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — The Ohio federal judge presiding over the opioid multidistrict litigation on Sept. 26 denied a motion by five defendants to disqualify himself, saying he is not biased in favor of settlement and that the defendants waived their rights to seek disqualification by waiting 18 months into the litigation (In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2801, No. 17-md-2804, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Div.)....