Cardinal Health now facing more than 350 opioid lawsuits

The number of lawsuits has climbed past 350 from government entities suing Cardinal Health Inc., other health-care distributors and pharmaceutical manufacturers over the cost of battling the opioid addiction crisis. Settlement talks are ongoing for about 300 of those filed in federal instead of state courts. The cases have been consolidated before U.S. District Judge Dan Polster in Cleveland. Teams of attorneys are supposed to report on their progress ahead of a March 6 hearing. Dublin-based Cardinal…
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