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Anne Arundel County’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors will stay in the county after a judge denied the defendants’ request to transfer and consolidate the litigation with a similar case in Baltimore. Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Laura S. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Attorneys for opioid manufacturers and distributors argued Monday that Anne Arundel County’s lawsuit against them should be consolidated with Baltimore’s for more efficient pretrial proceedings. The defendants say the Baltimore case is “substantially similar” to the county’s and the Maryland ...

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A group of law firms, including one based in Maryland, will work with the state as outside counsel on possible litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The Board of Public Works approved the contract Wednesday, allowing the Maryland Office of ...

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Opioid manufacturers and distributors told a judge Thursday that Baltimore’s massive consumer protection lawsuit against them should be dismissed because of pleading and causation issues. The pharmaceutical companies, which make and distribute prescription opioids such as Oxycontin, are accused of engaging in ...

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DUNDALK — In a quiet suburb outside Baltimore, down the street from a church and walking distance from a grocery store, one white house is not like the rest. Inside, positive messages cover the walls and sobriety coins hang next ...

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As employers are increasingly drawn into the opioid crisis, they need to draft clear workplace drug policies, educate their workers on the dangers of addiction and work closely with insurers and pharmacy benefit plans to spot and prevent potential problems, experts said Tuesday.

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Chronic-pain patients in Maryland are asking for help in easing restrictions they face in getting drugs to treat their pain because of the crackdown on opioids.

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Maryland authorities announced charges Thursday against an Arizona-based drugmaker that they say engaged in a nationwide scheme "characterized by extraordinary misconduct" to boost profits amid the coast-to-coast opioid epidemic.

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Attorneys for opioid manufacturers, distributors and two local doctors packed into a Baltimore courtroom Thursday to argue a civil lawsuit filed against them by the city should be dismissed.

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