Opioid Judge Wants ‘Meaningful’ National Accord on Cities Suits
- Judge says any accord must have ‘meaningful impact’ on crisis
- More than 200 lawsuits consolidated in Cleveland federal court
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The judge overseeing U.S. cities’ and counties’ lawsuits against makers of opioid painkillers said he hopes a sweeping resolution can be worked out by the end of the year that will have a “meaningful impact’’ on the burgeoning drug epidemic.
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Tuesday told lawyers representing drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, and governments that he intends to push for a settlement that does more than “just moves money around.’’