Credit: Badon Hill Studio/Shutterstock.com Opioid Trials in W.Va., Ohio Placed on Hold Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
This week, federal judges postponed high-profile trials over the opioid crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, further complicating efforts to resolve thousands of lawsuits brought by cities, counties and states.
October 09, 2020 at 04:15 PM
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced judges to postpone upcoming trials over another public health problem: the opioid crisis.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge David Faber postponed an Oct. 19 opioid trial in Charleston, West Virginia, due to concerns about the coronavirus. His order, which rescheduled the start date to Jan. 4, was the latest to postpone trials alleging pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies caused widespread addictions and deaths tied to opioids, which are prescription painkillers. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who is overseeing 2,900 cases in multidistrict litigation in Cleveland, Ohio, postponed a Nov. 9 jury trial indefinitely due to COVID-19.
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