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Updated: 4:18 p.m., Aug. 28, 2019 Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has circulated draft legislation that could allow the state — not counties — to take the lead in lawsuits over the opioid crisis. The news comes as Purdue Pharma considers a settlement, reportedly valued at $10 billion to $12 billion, with more than 2,000 local governments suing drug companies over the opioid crisis.
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West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich are creating a nonprofit that will fight to steer cash from any national...
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The plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors are proposing creating a "negotiating class" to settle claims with the companies. Lawyers for the drug companies and the cities, counties and towns suing them descended on District Court Judge Dan Polster's Clevleand federal district courtroom Tuesday for a hearing. Polster started by saying the opioid litigation in front of him has been “called by some the most complex litigation ever tried.”
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Here are your morning headlines for Friday, May 11:Cleveland offered Amazon discounted RTA fares, Terminal Tower office space in failed HQ bid;ECOT audit…
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Attorneys handling hundreds of lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis say they’re making progress in discussions between local governments and drug…
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Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, May 10:State to release latest audit of shuttered online charter school;Mentor schools will reimburse…
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Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, April 12:Gatehouse Media purchases Akron Beacon Journal for $16 million;Three lawsuits against drug…
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Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, March 22:Final debate among Democratic candidates for governor scheduled for April 10;'Serious structural…
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Ohio’s largest company – which has been named in a number of lawsuits and exposés over the opioid drug crisis – is making changes at the top. For Ohio…