The lawyers representing municipalities across the country played a central role in getting the proposed deal with Johnson & Johnson and three opioid drug distributors back on track. “With this settlement and the injunctive relief terms, we have the potential to improve public safety for the country,” says Motley Rice’s Joe Rice.
July 23, 2021 at 07:30 AM
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It’s not the finish line, but it’s a step closer to it.
Attorneys general from several states and the plaintiffs’ executive committee in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation MDL this week announced a $26 billion proposed global settlements to resolve lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and the three largest opioid pharmaceutical distributors AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., McKesson Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc.
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(clockwise, from top left) Joe Rice of Motley Rice, the lead negotiator for communities affected by the opioid crisis, his colleagues on the negotiating team Elizabeth Cabraser of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, Paul Geller of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, Chris Seeger and Jennifer Scullion of Seeger Weiss and Peter Mougey of Levin Papantonio, as well as Rice’s co-lead attorneys on the MDL plaintiffs’ executive committee, Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy and Paul Farrell Jr. of Farrell Law. Courtesy photos
