National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL 2804)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	multidistrict litigation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Opioid MDL
gptkbp:beganIn	2017
gptkbp:containsSettlement	multi-billion dollar settlements
gptkbp:defendant	pharmaceutical manufacturers pharmaceutical distributors pharmacy chains
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL 2804)
gptkbp:impact	influenced national opioid policy
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Dan_Aaron_Polster
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio
gptkbp:legalClaims	public nuisance deceptive marketing failure to monitor suspicious orders
gptkbp:notableDefendant	gptkb:AmerisourceBergen gptkb:Walmart gptkb:Johnson_&_Johnson gptkb:Walgreens gptkb:Cardinal_Health gptkb:McKesson_Corporation gptkb:CVS_Health gptkb:Purdue_Pharma
gptkbp:notableTown	$26 billion settlement with Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen (2021)
gptkbp:numberOfCasesConsolidated	over 3,000
gptkbp:plaintiff	local governments states
gptkbp:purpose	address opioid crisis damages
gptkbp:relatedTo	opioid epidemic in the United States
gptkbp:subject	opioid epidemic
gptkbp:website	https://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/mdl-2804
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:opioid_litigation_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8