A federal judge on Wednesday approved the substance of a proposal by lawyers representing cities and counties suing drug companies over the U.S.
opioid epidemic that would bring every state and municipality in the country into their settlement talks.
The proposal, part of litigation consolidating about 2,000 lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, retailers and others seeking damages for the epidemic, calls for creating a class of up to 3,000 counties and 30,000 cities, towns and villages that could vote on whether to accept any settlement the plaintiffs reach with the defendants.
Polster's approval of the proposal came as Purdue Pharma LP, one of the defendants in the opioid litigation, neared a settlement with more than 2,000 cities, counties and other plaintiffs ahead of an expected bankruptcy filing. Thousands of lawsuits by states and local governments have accused drugmakers like OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma of downplaying the risks of opioids in their marketing, and accuse drug distributors of failing to halt suspicious opioid orders.
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