IN RE NAT. PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Patrick C. McGinley , Morgantown, West Virginia, for Appellant in 18-3839. Karen C. Lefton , THE LEFTON GROUP, LLC, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 18-3860. Sarah Carroll, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Federal Appellees. Ashley W. Hardin , WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Distributor, Manufacturer, and Chain Pharmacy Appellees. ON BRIEF: Patrick C. McGinley , Morgantown, West Virginia, for Appellant in 18-3839. Karen C. Lefton , THE LEFTON GROUP, LLC, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 18-3860. Sarah Carroll , Mark B. Stern , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Federal Appellees. Enu Mainigi , WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY, LLP, Washington, D.C., Geoffrey Hobart , COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, D.C., Mark S. Cheffo , DECHERT LLP, New York, New York, Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr , BARTLIT BECK LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for Distributor, Manufacturer, and Chain Pharmacy Appellees. Bruce D. Brown , THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

CLAY, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which GRIFFIN, J., joined. GUY, J. (pp. 940-45), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.