Pharmaceutical Companies

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster of the Northern District of Ohio issued an order Thursday stating that the court was "mindful of its ethical obligations" after a group of pharmacy defendants insisted on banning ex parte communications they believe are happening in the opioid litigation.

Companies fought to keep the videos, which are evidence in a huge, multi-state lawsuit fought in Ohio, under seal

Preliminary numbers reveal very few local governments are choosing to go their own way Class allows local governments to divvy up settlement dollars in a pre-determined formula

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, Nov. 20: Air quality alert issued for NE Ohio; Ohio opioid trial scheduled for next year; Akron man sentenced for eight robberies; Report: Former Akron school official misused $168,000; KSU researcher receives $3M grant to redesign trauma rooms; Nine charged in hazing-related death at Ohio University;

Ohio’s attorney general says his office is disappointed in a reported settlement with five drugmakers and distributors in advance of a huge opioid trial - a trial he tried to delay.

Analysts say the terms from a global settlement around opioids will impact shares in the future

Drug industry and ravaged communities seek an opioids deal. That won’t come easy — or end the crisis.