Baltimore awarded $274 million in damages in opioids case
2 days ago · Jury rules for Baltimore in opioid case, awards $274 million in damages. UPDATED: November 12, 2024 at 6:21 PM EST. A jury on Tuesday ruled in favor of the City of Baltimore, finding that two drug ...
Opioids trial: What to know about Baltimore’s big win - The Baltimore …
1 day ago · Madeleine O'Neill. 11/13/2024 5:30 a.m. EST. Baltimore’s trial against opioid distributors ended in a major victory for the city Tuesday. The drug companies, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, will have to pay more than $266 million in damages to the city if the verdict survives an appeal. Here’s how we got here and what the next steps are:
Baltimore wins $266 million in opioid case against distributors
1 day ago · Nov 13 (Reuters) - The city of Baltimore won $266 million in its lawsuit accusing top drug distributors McKesson (MCK.N) and Cencora (COR.N) of fueling an epidemic of opioid addiction in the U.S ...
Jury finds drug companies liable in Baltimore opioid crisis - The ...
2 days ago · 11/12/2024 2:34 p.m. EST, Updated 11/12/2024 6:35 p.m. EST. A pair of drug distributors are liable for their role in Baltimore’s deadly opioid crisis and must pay more than $266 million in damages, a civil jury found Tuesday, delivering the city a crowning legal victory in a public nuisance lawsuit that first began six years ago.
Verdict reached: Companies must pay $266M+ in opioid lawsuit
2 days ago · the guns had arrived. a baltimore jury found two drug makers liable for fueling the city’s opioid epidemic. mckesson and mayor sauce burgin must pay more than $266 million dollars in damages.
2 drug companies to pay $260M after jury finds them liable ... - CBS News
2 days ago · CBS News Baltimore Live. BALTIMORE -- Two drug companies will have to pay Baltimore City over $260 million in damages after a jury found them liable Tuesday for contributing to the city's opioid ...
Mayor Scott Statement on Jury Verdict in City's Lawsuit Against Opioid …
3 days ago · BALTIMORE, MD (Tuesday, November 12, 2024) - Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott released the following statement on the jury's verdict against McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, finding them liable in Baltimore's opioid epidemic and awarding the City of Baltimore more than $266 million in damages. "The opioid overdose epidemic has taken a toll on every community in this country, but in Baltimore, it ...
Baltimore jury to decide if drug companies are responsible ... - CBS News
6 days ago · BALTIMORE -- Jurors in Baltimore will decide if two drug companies should pay the city over $260 million in damages for allegedly contributing to its opioid crisis. The jury of six, first selected ...
How Baltimore Became the U.S. Overdose Capital
May 23, 2024 · And when fatalities began to rise from the synthetic opioid fentanyl, so potent that even minuscule doses are deadly, Baltimore’s initial response was hailed as a national model. The city set...
As Opioid Deaths Plague Baltimore, the City’s Strategy Is Silence
Aug 8, 2024 · Overdose deaths in Baltimore have quadrupled since the synthetic opioid fentanyl began to dominate the illegal drug supply a decade ago. The death rate from 2018 to 2022 was nearly double that of...
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