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Class actions relating to opioid use disorder continue across Canada

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There are multiple ongoing class actions in Canada against pharmaceutical companies related to Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and its effects. While these proceedings are all currently in their early stages, decisions have...more

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

Plaintiffs’ fortitude: It’s an admirable must when battling corporate fat cats

While too many of us get overdosed with clownish depictions - from doctors, hospitals, insurers, and corporations, especially Big Pharma firms - of how the civil justice system operates, it’s always worth a reminder of the...more

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$8 billion Risperdal verdict? It’s not the money, it’s the message, Big Pharma

When regular citizens get together in the civil justice system to deliberate difficult claims about complex matters, they may not get everything just right to the satisfaction of the disputing parties. But jurors’ wisdom and...more

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

$1 billion+ may seem like a lot of money. It still can’t resolve many questions.

Although lawsuits can result in needed financial support and welcome recognition of harms suffered by patients seeking medical services, the civil justice system has its limits. They showed in cases in the news in which...more

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W. Virginia Court Rejects Claim Opioid Reports Defamed Pharmacist

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A West Virginia federal court has rejected defamation claims arising from two Peabody Award-winning CBS Evening News reports about the opioid epidemic....more

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