NY AG has ‘no comment’ on whether criminal charges will be pursued against company executives; NC AG predicts ‘north of 40 states’ expected to accept settlement and would then need to convince municipalities to come on board. States with ongoing litigation against manufacturers may opt for jury trial instead. 

Agency’s direct involvement in pharma product liability litigation is one of the most striking developments in the field over the past year; 16 cases in multidistrict litigation listed in chart showing status of settlements and upcoming bellwether trials.

Agency’s direct involvement in pharma product liability litigation is one of the most striking developments in the field over the past year. Chart of 16 cases in multidistrict litigation shows status of settlements and upcoming bellwether trials.

As sponsors and US FDA continue to face fallout, newly launched digital archive of industry documents from opioid litigation and settlements will be free public resource for those investigating activities that led to the opioid epidemic. It is modeled on the archive of tobacco industry documents, which has been the basis of about 1,000 scientific publications.