Marc J. Bern to Speak at The Opioid Litigation Conference On June 28, 2018, Marc J. Bern will be speaking at Perrin Conferences’ Opioid Litigation Conference at The Omni Dallas Hotel inDallas, TX. Between the agenda and the caliber of the speakers, we here at Marc J. Bern & Partners think you will be interested in attending this [...]
Washington County files lawsuit against drug companies Washington County joined a phalanx of local officials from opioid-ravaged communities who are demanding to recoup the costs of fighting that epidemic from major drug companies. The 104-page complaint, filed Monday in county court, alleges major pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors engaged in misleading promotional campaigns that fueled the [...]
Westmoreland County to sue to recoup millions spent on opioid crisis Westmoreland County will soon join the multitude of county governments in suing pharmaceutical companies and doctors over the surging opioid epidemic that has resulted in increased public spending and record overdose deaths. County commissioners on Thursday hired two law firms to prepare a [...]
Washington, Greene Commissioners Seek Legal Action Against Drug Manufacturers On Thursday, 11/2, Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi and his fellow board members unanimously voted in favor of attacking the opioid problem at the source: the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture these drugs. For Maggi, this was a new plan of attack in his career-long war [...]
Beaver County suing opioid painkiller firms, doctors Beaver County, one of the regions hit hardest by the opioid epidemic, has joined the fight against surging drug prescriptions with two other Pennsylvania counties, and many more state and local governments nationwide, by suing 23 companies and people associated with the prescription painkillers. “The drug companies [...]
Marc J. Bern & Partners Retained by Lackawanna County to File Civil Action Regarding National Opioid Epidemic We are honored to announce that we have been retained by Lackawanna County Pennsylvania and have filed a Civil Action on its behalf to combat the opioid crisis that has taken hold in its community and across the [...]
Lackawanna County Files Opioid Lawsuit Lackawanna County filed a lawsuit today in Pennsylvania State Court for money damages against 14 Pharmaceutical Companies. The suit maintains that the pharmaceutical companies were aware of the addictive nature of these medications but failed to warn the prescribers and others. Recently, CVS Caremark announced that they will limit [...]
Lackawanna County is taking on the opioid epidemic in a new way. The county is going to court. Commissioners announced plans Friday to file a civil lawsuit against several pharmaceutical companies they believe are responsible for the crisis. Within the last year, more than two dozen other cities, counties and even states across the [...]
Taking the Opioid Crisis to Court SCRANTON -- Lackawanna County officials announced Friday they will attempt to quantify the cost of dealing with the area's opioid crisis -- and they plan to sue the big drug companies to recoup the money. County commissioners said that they will be fighting the opioid and heroin epidemic [...]
Lackawanna County to lead path in suing pharmaceutical companies over opioid crisis Flanked by law enforcement, county officials and victims of the opioid crisis plaguing the region, Commissioner Patrick O’Malley made a bold statement today: “It’s Lackawanna County versus the pharmaceutical companies.” O’Malley made the remarks at a press conference announcing the county’s intent [...]