Opioid MDL Rejects Calls To Disqualify Motley Rice Over Previous Government Work

(March 25, 2024, 9:16 AM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation ruled “that disqualification of Motley Rice is unnecessary and inappropriate in the circumstances of this case,” rejecting calls from OptumRx that the law firm’s separate representation of other governmental investigations into the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) means that it should be disqualified from representing parties in the MDL....