U.S. District Judge Dan Polster of the Northern District of Ohio. (Courtesy photo) Appeals Court Reverses 'Negotiation Class' Created for Opioid Settlement
Thursday's decision is the latest by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reverse a ruling by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who oversees the opioid multidistrict litigation, and is a setback for those negotiating a global settlement.
September 24, 2020 at 08:32 PM
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Reversing another key decision by the federal judge overseeing opioid lawsuits, an appeals court has struck the certification of a novel class of thousands of cities and counties that was designed to streamline a global settlement.
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