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Pharmacies Petition 6th Circuit to Overturn 'Sweeping Order' for Opioid Prescription Data

Pharmacies facing an Oct. 13 trial are challenging U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's order to provide opioid prescription data for thousands of stores nationwide. They also insist that at least two of his orders have not complied with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Dan Polster, U.S. District Judge of the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. U.S. District Judge Dan Polster of the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Courtesy photo.

Walmart, CVS and other pharmacies accused in a key lawsuit of helping fuel the opioid crisis have petitioned an appeals court to overturn various orders by a district judge ahead of an Oct. 13 trial, including one to provide data on every prescription filled by all their pharmacists.

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Amanda Bronstad

Amanda Bronstad

Amanda Bronstad is the ALM staff reporter covering class actions and mass torts nationwide. She writes the email dispatch Critical Mass. She is based in Los Angeles.

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