Mealey's (January 19, 2021, 12:34 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 12 denied a motion by two opioids manufacturers to stay a short-notice deposition of former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. David Kessler and reserved a ruling on the defendants’ petition for a writ of mandamus directing the opioids multidistrict litigation court to prevent Kessler’s deposition....