Judge Rejects Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Lawsuit Request to Address OD Crisis

Judge Rejects Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Lawsuit Request to Address OD Crisis

A judge has rejected Baltimore’s request for $5.2 billion in abatement money in a long-running opioid lawsuit—dealing a major blow to its ambitious plan to address the overdose crisis. The June 12 ruling will also allow for a new trial against the two opioid distributors from which Baltimore sought the vast sum, reversing a 2024 decision that won the city $266 million. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill said the city fa…

Judge says jury gave too much to Baltimore in opioid trial decision

A judge dealt Baltimore City a huge blow in its attempt to hold opioid companies responsible for their role in the overdose crisis that hit the area harder than any other American city in recent years. Baltimore City Circuit Judge Lawerence Fletcher-Hill ruled Thursday that a jury awarded too much liability and money to the city for the role two companies, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, played in the opioid crisis. “The city and its taxpayers b…