Entire Opioid Supply Chain Faces First Test in New York Case (1)

The first lawsuit putting the entire opioid supply chain on trial will begin pretrial hearings Friday in New York State Supreme Court in Suffolk County.

All prior cases, including an Oklahoma state lawsuit and federal multi-district litigation that started in Ohio, wound up taking to court a fraction of the companies that were initially sued. Most parties reached settlements in those cases before trials began.

This time, cities, counties, and New York state will make their case against all of the players, barring a last-minute settlement. The plaintiffs are suing pharmacies, drug distributors and manufacturers for their role in the ...