The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation, a decision that could overturn a $650 million judgment against the pharmacies.

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Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that Ohio’s product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public-nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation. Tuesday’s decision could overturn a $650 million judgment against the pharmacies in a lawsuit brought by Lake and Trumbull counties outside Cleveland against CVS, Walgreens and Walmart. An attorney…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation, a deci

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Justices were largely unanimous in their interpretation of the Ohio Product Liability Act.

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Ohio Supreme Court sides with pharmacies in appeal of opioid judgment

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation, a decision that could overturn a $650 million judgment against the pharmacies. An attorney for the counties called the decision “devastating.” Justices were largely unanimous in their interpretation of an …

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(Reuters) –     Ohio’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that pharmacy chain operators CVS, Walmart and Walgreens could not be sued under state law for creating a public nuisance in local communities by fueling an opioid epidemic. The ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court put into jeopardy a $650.9 million judgment that the state’s Lake and Trumbull counties won following the first trial the three pharmacy operators had faced in nationwide litigation ov…

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Ohio Supreme Court says counties can’t sue pharmacy chains in decision that could overturn a $650 million opioid judgment

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation, a decision that could overturn a $650 million judgment against the pharmacies. An attorney for the counties called the decision “devastating.” Justices were largely unanimous in their interpretation of an …

Ohio Supreme Court says counties can’t sue pharmacy chains in decision that could overturn a $650 million opioid judgment

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