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Nix Patterson Settles $65M for SeaWorld Investors

On February 11, 2020, Nix Patterson announced a $65 million settlement on behalf of its client, the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (“APERS”), and all investor members of the previously certified Class. The settlement was reached after more than 5

Nix Patterson Wins 2019 Trial Team of the Year for Opioids Trial

Nix Patterson has been named the 2019 Trial Team of the Year by The National Trial Lawyers in recognition of the firm’s $465 million verdict against opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. Nix Patterson, along with co-counsel Whitten Burrage, represented the

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