Bloomberg Law
Sept. 16, 2019, 11:50 AM UTC

Wake Up Call: Big Firms File Defendants’ Motion to Dump Judge in Opioid Case

Rick Mitchell
Rick Mitchell
Freelance Correspondent
  • Covington & Burling, Jones Day, Reed Smith, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius are among Big Law firms listed as representing defendants in a filing that seeks the removal of Cleveland federal judge Dan Polster in the huge opioid liability case he’s overseeing. The companies, which include drug wholesale company AmerisourceBergen Corp., Rite Aid, McKesson Corporation, Walgreen Co., and Walmart Inc., contend that the judge is likely biased against them. No drugmakers participated in the motion. (BN) (Cleveland.com)

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