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Civil Litigation

Oct. 7, 2019

Control of LA opioid case still unknown

The newly coordinated case includes an amended complaint from the state attorney general and a debate over bankruptcy-triggered stays

A power struggle over opioid litigation in California is heating up, with Attorney General Xavier Becerra trying to strengthen his case against Purdue Pharma through an amended complaint that adds eight members of the company's founding family.

The move comes amid lingering questions over which team of attorneys will control the case, which is separate from the Ohio multi-district litigation but still includes two actions filed by R...

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