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Nix Patterson & Whitten Burrage Start OK Opioid Trial

See Law360 Article below: “Meet The Attorneys Facing Off In The Oklahoma Opioid Trial” Please note: After publication of this article, the Teva Defendants entered into a settlement agreement with the State of Oklahoma for $85 Million.

NP, Whitten Secure $270M Purdue Pharma Settlement

On March 26, 2019, the State of Oklahoma announced that one of the defendants in litigation against several manufacturers of opioid-based painkillers, Purdue Pharma, had agreed to pay $270 million to settle the claims brought against it by the State

OK Supreme Court Denies Big Pharma’s Trial Delay Request

On March 25, 2019, the Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a request by Defendant drugmakers to delay the start of the first state lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to go to trial. Cleveland County District Court Judge Thad Balkman previously rejected the