opioid litigation in the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/opioid_litigation_in_the_United_States

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:coordinates	gptkb:National_Prescription_Opiate_Litigation_(MDL_2804)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	opioid litigation in the United States
gptkbp:impact	changes in pharmaceutical marketing funding for opioid abatement increased regulation of opioid distribution
gptkbp:involves	gptkb:government local governments state governments pharmaceutical companies distributors retail pharmacy chains
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:fraud public nuisance deceptive marketing failure to monitor suspicious orders
gptkbp:MDLJudge	gptkb:Dan_Aaron_Polster
gptkbp:MDLLocation	gptkb:U.S._District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio
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	Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement $260 million settlement in Ohio (2019) $4.5 billion Purdue Pharma settlement (2021) $465 million Johnson & Johnson Oklahoma verdict (2019) $26 billion settlement with Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen
gptkbp:numberOfCases	over 3,000
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:State_of_South_Dakota gptkb:State_of_North_Dakota gptkb:State_of_Nebraska gptkb:State_of_Florida gptkb:State_of_Nevada gptkb:State_of_Louisiana gptkb:State_of_New_Jersey gptkb:State_of_New_York gptkb:State_of_Kansas gptkb:State_of_Montana gptkb:State_of_Texas gptkb:State_of_Illinois gptkb:State_of_Arkansas gptkb:State_of_Minnesota gptkb:State_of_North_Carolina gptkb:State_of_Alaska gptkb:State_of_California gptkb:State_of_Michigan gptkb:State_of_New_Hampshire gptkb:State_of_Rhode_Island gptkb:State_of_Vermont gptkb:State_of_Washington gptkb:State_of_Wyoming gptkb:State_of_Missouri gptkb:State_of_Mississippi gptkb:State_of_Pennsylvania gptkb:State_of_Oregon gptkb:State_of_Utah gptkb:State_of_Virginia gptkb:State_of_Georgia gptkb:State_of_Indiana gptkb:State_of_Maryland gptkb:State_of_Ohio gptkb:State_of_Tennessee gptkb:State_of_Iowa gptkb:State_of_Maine gptkb:State_of_Alabama gptkb:State_of_Wisconsin gptkb:State_of_Colorado gptkb:State_of_Connecticut gptkb:State_of_New_Mexico gptkb:State_of_Oklahoma gptkb:State_of_Idaho gptkb:State_of_Kentucky gptkb:State_of_Massachusetts gptkb:State_of_South_Carolina gptkb:State_of_West_Virginia State of Arizona State of Delaware State of Hawaii
gptkbp:purpose	fund addiction treatment fund prevention programs hold companies accountable seek damages for opioid crisis
gptkbp:relatedTo	opioid epidemic
gptkbp:startDate	2017
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Teva_Pharmaceuticals
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7