Wake Up Call: Drugmaker Hires ‘Queen of Torts’ to Face Opioid Suits

• Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma LP recently hired Quinn Emanuel partner Sheila Birnbaum, known as the “Queen of Torts,” to help guide its legal strategy as it faces dozens of state investigations and lawsuits over the U.S. opioid epidemic. It has reportedly proposed a global settlement in the cases. ( Bloomberg )

• Istanbul’s top prosecutor has launched an unprecedented probe into Joon H. Kim, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and his predecessor, Preet Bharara, ahead of a high-profile trial centered on a Turkish-Iranian gold trader accused of evading sanctions against Iran. ( Bloomberg )

• President Donald Trump added five ...