The tentative decision from a judge in Orange County, California, was the first major win for drug companies facing trials across the country targeting their roles in the opioid crisis. Kirkland & Ellis, Hueston Hennigan, O’Melveny & Myers and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius represented the defendants.
November 05, 2021 at 07:30 AM
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Defense wins just don’t get much bigger.
Lawyers for Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Teva, Allergan and Endo this week were able to fend off public nuisance claims stemming from the opioid crisis brought by three large California counties and the city of Oakland. The plaintiffs claimed drug makers marketed and promoted painkillers in misleading ways leading to medically inappropriate prescriptions, drug abuse and overdoses.
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(l-r) Donna Welch of Kirkland & Ellis, John Hueston of Hueston Hennigan, Mike Yoder of O’Melveny & Myers, and Collie James of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Courtesy photos
