IN RE NAT. PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION

MDL No. 2804 Case No. 17-md-2804.

325 F.Supp.3d 833 (2018)

IN RE: NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION. This Document Relates to: All Cases.

United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division.

Signed July 26, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1446
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Petition for Removal - Personal Injury
Nature of Suit: 360 P.I.: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel, Plaintiff, represented by Peter H. Weinberger , Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, Steven J. Skikos , Skikos Crawford Skikos & Joseph, Troy A. Rafferty , Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, Bonnie A. Kendrick , INVALID ADDRESS Dugan Law Firm, Frank L. Gallucci, III , Plevin & Gallucci, James R. Dugan, II , INVALID ADDRESS Dugan Law Firm, Michael J. Fuller, Jr. , McHugh Fuller Law Group, Paul T. Farrell, Jr. , Greene Ketchum Farrell Bailey & Tweel & Peter James Mougey , Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor.

Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph F. Rice , Motley Rice, Paul T. Farrell, Jr. , Greene Ketchum Farrell Bailey & Tweel, Paul J. Hanly, Jr. , Simmons Hanly Conroy, Amy M. Carter , Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, Bonnie A. Kendrick , INVALID ADDRESS Dugan Law Firm, Frank L. Gallucci, III , Plevin & Gallucci, James R. Dugan, II , INVALID ADDRESS Dugan Law Firm & Peter James Mougey , Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor.

Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher A. Seeger , Seeger Weiss, Elizabeth J. Cabraser , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, Ellen Relkin , Weitz & Luxenberg, Erin K. Dickinson , Crueger Dicksonson, Hunter J. Shkolnik , Napoli Shkolnik, James E. Cecchi , Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, James R. Dugan, II , INVALID ADDRESS Dugan Law Firm, James Dennis Young , Morgan & Morgan, Lynn L. Sarko , Keller Rohrback, Michael J. Fuller, Jr. , McHugh Fuller Law Group, Peter James Mougey , Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, R. Eric Kennedy , Weisman, Kennedy & Berris, Roland K. Tellis , Baron & Budd, W. Mark Lanier , Lanier Law Firm, Bonnie A. Kendrick , INVALID ADDRESS Dugan Law Firm, Frank L. Gallucci, III , Plevin & Gallucci, Paul T. Farrell, Jr. , Greene Ketchum Farrell Bailey & Tweel & Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd.

PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBEINDIAN TOWNSHI, Plaintiff, represented by John M. Broaddus , Weitz & Luxenberg & Michael-Corey F. Hinton , Drummond Woodsum.

Purdue Pharma L.P., Defendant, represented by Andrew W. Durland , Blair Graffeo Mattei , Frazer Greene Upchurch & Baker, Booker T. Shaw , Thompson Coburn, Colin H. Hunter , Angeli Law Group, Edward A. Piper , Angeli Law Group, Eric A. Riegner , Locke, Reynolds, Boyd & Wiesell, Hannah E. Tokerud , Holland & Hart, Hayden A. Coleman , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, pro hac vice, Jenai M. Brackett , FROST BROWN TODD LLC, Judy L. Leone , Dechert Price & Rhoads, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Robert S. Hoff , Wiggin and Dana LLP, pro hac vice, Ronald J. Friedman , Karr Tuttle Campbell, Samuel E. Masur , Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, Stephanie R. Lakinski , Karr Tuttle Campbell, Stephen C. Matthews , DLA Piper, Thomas Dean Adams , Karr Tuttle Campbell, William W. Mercer , Holland & Hart, Christopher Boisvert , Copo Strategies, Daniel J. Buckley , Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Gretchen Maria Wolf , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP CH, Kevin James Minnick , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Lisa Michelle Gilford , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Patrick J. Fitzgerald , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Paul Byrd Simon , Gordon Arata, R. Ryan Stoll , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Sheila L. Birnbaum , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Troy A. Bozarth , HeplerBroom & W. Jason Rankin , HeplerBroom LLC.

Purdue Pharma Inc., Defendant, represented by Andrew W. Durland , Blair Graffeo Mattei , Frazer Greene Upchurch & Baker, Booker T. Shaw , Thompson Coburn, Colin H. Hunter , Angeli Law Group, David H. Angeli , Angeli Law Group, Edward A. Piper , Angeli Law Group, Eric A. Riegner , Locke, Reynolds, Boyd & Wiesell, Hannah E. Tokerud , Holland & Hart, Hayden A. Coleman , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, pro hac vice, Jenai M. Brackett , FROST BROWN TODD LLC, Judy L. Leone , Dechert Price & Rhoads, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Robert S. Hoff , Wiggin and Dana LLP, pro hac vice, Ronald J. Friedman , Karr Tuttle Campbell, Samuel E. Masur , Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, Stephanie R. Lakinski , Karr Tuttle Campbell, Stephen C. Matthews , DLA Piper, Thomas Dean Adams , Karr Tuttle Campbell, William W. Mercer , Holland & Hart, Christopher Boisvert , Copo Strategies, Daniel J. Buckley , Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Gretchen Maria Wolf , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP CH, Kevin James Minnick , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Lisa Michelle Gilford , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Patrick J. Fitzgerald , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Paul Byrd Simon , Gordon Arata, R. Ryan Stoll , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Sheila L. Birnbaum , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Troy A. Bozarth , HeplerBroom & W. Jason Rankin , HeplerBroom LLC.

Purdue Frederick Company, Defendant, represented by Andrew W. Durland , Booker T. Shaw , Thompson Coburn, Colin H. Hunter , Angeli Law Group, David H. Angeli , Angeli Law Group, Edward A. Piper , Angeli Law Group, Eric A. Riegner , Locke, Reynolds, Boyd & Wiesell, Hannah E. Tokerud , Holland & Hart, Jenai M. Brackett , FROST BROWN TODD LLC, Judy L. Leone , Dechert Price & Rhoads, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Ronald J. Friedman , Karr Tuttle Campbell, Samuel E. Masur , Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, Stephanie R. Lakinski , Karr Tuttle Campbell, Stephen C. Matthews , DLA Piper, Thomas Dean Adams , Karr Tuttle Campbell, Christopher Boisvert , Copo Strategies, Daniel J. Buckley , Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Kevin James Minnick , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Lisa Michelle Gilford , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Patrick J. Fitzgerald , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Paul Byrd Simon , Gordon Arata, R. Ryan Stoll , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Troy A. Bozarth , HeplerBroom & W. Jason Rankin , HeplerBroom LLC.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig Andrew Stanfield , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Gregory A. Chaimov , Davis Wright Tremaine, Harvey Bartle, IV , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Leland G. Horton , Bradley Murchison, Matthew Ambrose Martin , Haar & Woods, Mitchell G. Blair , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Nicholas A. Kampars , Davis Wright Tremaine, Richard S. Crisler , Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, Robert T. Haar , Haar & Woods, Thomas F. Hurka , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, pro hac vice, Albert J. Lucas , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Brian M. Ercole , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Collie Fitch James, IV , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Eric M. Sommer , Sommer Udall Hardwick & Jones, P.A., Georgia K.E. Yanchar , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Jason J. Blake , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Jeremy A. Menkowitz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Michael C. Mims , Bradley Murchison et al, Rebecca J. Hillyer , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Stacey Anne Mahoney , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Steven A. Reed , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Tinos Diamantatos , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius & Wendy West Feinstein , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Cephalon, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig Andrew Stanfield , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Harvey Bartle, IV , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Leland G. Horton , Bradley Murchison, Matthew Ambrose Martin , Haar & Woods, Mitchell G. Blair , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Richard S. Crisler , Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, Thomas F. Hurka , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, pro hac vice, Albert J. Lucas , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Brian M. Ercole , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Collie Fitch James, IV , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Eric M. Sommer , Sommer Udall Hardwick & Jones, P.A., Georgia K.E. Yanchar , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Jane E. Dudzinski , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Jason J. Blake , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Jeremy A. Menkowitz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Megan Rose Braden , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Michael C. Mims , Bradley Murchison et al, Rebecca J. Hillyer , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Stacey Anne Mahoney , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Steven A. Reed , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Tinos Diamantatos , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius & Wendy West Feinstein , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Johnson & Johnson, Defendant, represented by Angelo J. Calfo , Caldo Eakes & Ostrovsky, Carolyn June Kubota , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice, Charles C. Lifland , O'Melveny & Myers, Dave Roberts , O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, pro hac vice, Eric Todd Kanefsky , Calcagni & Kanefsky, James B. Irwin , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, Martin Benjamin Gandelman , Calcagni & Kanefsky, Sandra J. Wunderlich , Tucker Ellis, pro hac vice, Stephen Edward McConnico , Scott Douglass & McConnico, Thomas Richard Calcagni , Calamunci, Groth, Joelson & Manore, Timothy McDevitt Hurley , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Bradford C. Berge , Holland & Hart LLP, Daniel M. Petrocelli , O'Melveny & Myers, Esteban Rodriguez , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, John Q. Lewis , Tucker Ellis, Justin E. Rice , Tucker Ellis, Kelly Juneau Rookard , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Michael P. Doss , Sidley Austin, Scott David Stein , Sidley Austin LLP & Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant, represented by Carolyn June Kubota , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice, Charles C. Lifland , O'Melveny & Myers, Christopher S. Berdy , Butler Snow, Dave Roberts , O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, pro hac vice, Eric Todd Kanefsky , Calcagni & Kanefsky, Harlan Prater, IV , Lightfoot Franklin & White, James B. Irwin , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, Martin Benjamin Gandelman , Calcagni & Kanefsky, Sandra J. Wunderlich , Tucker Ellis, pro hac vice, Stephen Edward McConnico , Scott Douglass & McConnico, Thomas Richard Calcagni , Calamunci, Groth, Joelson & Manore, Timothy McDevitt Hurley , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Bradford C. Berge , Holland & Hart LLP, Daniel M. Petrocelli , O'Melveny & Myers, Esteban Rodriguez , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, John Q. Lewis , Tucker Ellis, Justin E. Rice , Tucker Ellis, Kelly Juneau Rookard , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Michael P. Doss , Sidley Austin, Scott David Stein , Sidley Austin LLP & Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., now known as, Defendant, represented by Charles C. Lifland , O'Melveny & Myers, Eric Todd Kanefsky , Calcagni & Kanefsky, Martin Benjamin Gandelman , Calcagni & Kanefsky, Sandra J. Wunderlich , Tucker Ellis, pro hac vice, Stephen Edward McConnico , Scott Douglass & McConnico, Thomas Richard Calcagni , Calamunci, Groth, Joelson & Manore, Timothy McDevitt Hurley , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Bradford C. Berge , Holland & Hart LLP, Daniel M. Petrocelli , O'Melveny & Myers, John Q. Lewis , Tucker Ellis, Justin E. Rice , Tucker Ellis, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert & Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., now known as, Defendant, represented by Angelo J. Calfo , Caldo Eakes & Ostrovsky, Charles C. Lifland , O'Melveny & Myers, Sandra J. Wunderlich , Tucker Ellis, pro hac vice, Stephen Edward McConnico , Scott Douglass & McConnico, Timothy McDevitt Hurley , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Bradford C. Berge , Holland & Hart LLP, Daniel M. Petrocelli , O'Melveny & Myers, David W. O'Quinn , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, Douglas John Moore , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, James B. Irwin , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, John Q. Lewis , Tucker Ellis, Justin E. Rice , Tucker Ellis, Kelly Juneau Rookard , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert & Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant, represented by Brenton Webster Cole , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Carolyn Robbs Bilanko , Baker & Hostetler, Curt Roy Hineline , Baker & Hostetler, David D. Fauvre , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Erik W. Legg , Farrell White & Legg, Hannah DeMarco Sibiski , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, John A. Freedman , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, John D. Lombardo , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, John B. Pound , John B. Pound, LLC, Kathleen A. DeLaney , DeLaney & DeLaney LLC, Nicole Gerritsen McDonough , Archer & Greiner, Robert James Benvenuti, III , Barnett, Benvenuti & Butler, Samuel Hernandez , K&L Gates, Tamela J. White , Farrell White & Legg, Thomas John Herten , Archer & Greiner, Wesley R. Butler , Barnett, Benvenuti & Butler, Carole S. Rendon , Baker & Hostetler, Daniel J. Dysart , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Ingo W. Sprie, Jr. , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Jonathan L. Stern , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Kerry J. Miller , Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer & Tera N. Coleman , Baker & Hostetler.

Allergan PLC, formerly known as, Defendant, represented by Seth A. Litman , Thompson Hine, Andrea B. Daloia , Thompson Hine, Donna M. Welch , Kirkland & Ellis, Eric R. Burris , Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Jennifer G. Levy , Kirkland & Ellis, John R. Mitchell , Thompson Hine, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Martin L. Roth , Kirkland & Ellis, Stacey A. Greenwell , Thompson Hine & Timothy W. Knapp , Kirkland & Ellis.

Actavis, Inc., formerly known as, Defendant, represented by Tinos Diamantatos , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Andrea B. Daloia , Thompson Hine, Donna M. Welch , Kirkland & Ellis, Eric R. Burris , Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, James W. Matthews , Foley & Lardner, Jennifer G. Levy , Kirkland & Ellis, John R. Mitchell , Thompson Hine, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Martin L. Roth , Kirkland & Ellis, Stacey A. Greenwell , Thompson Hine & Timothy W. Knapp , Kirkland & Ellis.

Watson Laboratories, Inc., Defendant, represented by Craig Andrew Stanfield , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Mitchell G. Blair , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Thomas F. Hurka , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, pro hac vice, Brian M. Ercole , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Collie Fitch James, IV , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Eric M. Sommer , Sommer Udall Hardwick & Jones, P.A., Georgia K.E. Yanchar , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, James W. Matthews , Foley & Lardner, Jason J. Blake , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Jeremy A. Menkowitz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Rebecca J. Hillyer , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Steven A. Reed , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Tinos Diamantatos , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius & Wendy West Feinstein , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Actavis LLC, Defendant, represented by Craig Andrew Stanfield , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Mitchell G. Blair , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Albert J. Lucas , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Andrea B. Daloia , Thompson Hine, Brian M. Ercole , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Christine M. Haaker , Thompson Hinesburg, Collie Fitch James, IV , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Donna M. Welch , Kirkland & Ellis, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Eric M. Sommer , Sommer Udall Hardwick & Jones, P.A., Georgia K.E. Yanchar , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, James W. Matthews , Foley & Lardner, Jason J. Blake , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Jennifer G. Levy , Kirkland & Ellis, Jeremy A. Menkowitz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, John R. Mitchell , Thompson Hine, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Martin L. Roth , Kirkland & Ellis, Rebecca J. Hillyer , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Stacey A. Greenwell , Thompson Hine, Steven A. Reed , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Timothy W. Knapp , Kirkland & Ellis, Tinos Diamantatos , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius & Wendy West Feinstein , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Actavis Pharma, Inc., formerly known as, Defendant, represented by Craig Andrew Stanfield , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Mitchell G. Blair , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Thomas F. Hurka , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, pro hac vice, Albert J. Lucas , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Brian M. Ercole , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Collie Fitch James, IV , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Eric M. Sommer , Sommer Udall Hardwick & Jones, P.A., Georgia K.E. Yanchar , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, James W. Matthews , Foley & Lardner, Jason J. Blake , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Jeremy A. Menkowitz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Rebecca J. Hillyer , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Steven A. Reed , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Tinos Diamantatos , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius & Wendy West Feinstein , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Endo Health Solutions Inc., Defendant, represented by Brenton Webster Cole , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Carolyn Robbs Bilanko , Baker & Hostetler, Catherine L. Hanaway , Ashcroft Hanaway, Christine F. Miller , Curt Roy Hineline , Baker & Hostetler, David D. Fauvre , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Erik W. Legg , Farrell White & Legg, Hannah DeMarco Sibiski , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Jennifer Grandoff Cooper , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, Joanna G. Persio , Arnold & Porter LLP, pro hac vice, John A. Freedman , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, John D. Lombardo , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, John B. Pound , John B. Pound, LLC, Jonathan L. Stern , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Joshua M. Davis , Arnold & Porter LLP, pro hac vice, Kathleen A. DeLaney , DeLaney & DeLaney LLC, Nicole Gerritsen McDonough , Archer & Greiner, Robert James Benvenuti, III , Barnett, Benvenuti & Butler, Sabrina Lynn Atkins , INVALID ADDRESS- Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Samuel Hernandez , K&L Gates, Steven G. Reade , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Tamela J. White , Farrell White & Legg, Thomas John Herten , Archer & Greiner, Wesley R. Butler , Barnett, Benvenuti & Butler, Carole S. Rendon , Baker & Hostetler, Daniel J. Dysart , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, G. Karl Fanter , Baker & Hostetler, Ingo W. Sprie, Jr. , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Kerry J. Miller , Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer & Tera N. Coleman , Baker & Hostetler.

McKesson Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brooke G. Malcom , Lightfoot Franklin & White, Devon J. Stewart , Steptoe & Johnson, Dwain M. Clifford , Ball Janik, Erik Christopher Johnson , McNeely Stephenson, Geoffrey E. Hobart , Covington & Burling, Halsey G. Knapp, Jr. , Krevolin and Horst, James T. McDermott , Ball Janik, Jason L. Holliday , Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Jeffrey M. Wakefield , Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Kevin B. Collins , Covington & Burling, Kyle Alan Eidsness , Hinshaw & Culbertson, Matthew M. Benov , Covington & Burling, Paul L. Jefferson , McNeely Stephenson, Robert Philip Scott , Blank Rome, Russell Lyle Hewit , Dughi & Hewit, Russell S. Ponessa , Hinshaw & Culbertson, Suzanne L. Jones , Hinshaw & Culbertson, Alana V. Tanoury , Steptoe & Johnson, Alexander S. Vesselinovitch , Freeborn & Peters LLP, Clara Jihye Shin , Covington & Burling, Dolores P. Garcia-Prignitz , Ulmer & Berne, Gregory E. Mayes, Jr. , Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Harlan Prater, IV , Lightfoot Franklin & White, Jackson R. Sharman, III , Lightfoot Franklin & White, Jeffrey K. Phillips , Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Larry D. Maldegen , Comeau, Maldegen, Templeman & Indall, LLP, Manju Gupta , Ulmer & Berne, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Mark H. Lynch , Covington & Burling, Matthew T. Connelly , Freeborn & Peters, Megan A. Crowley , Covington & Burling, LLP, pro hac vice, Megan L. Rodgers , Covington & Burling, Michael J. Moffett , Comeau Maldegen Templeman & Indall LLC, Michael R. Turco , Brooks, Wilkins, Sharkey & Turco, Neil K. Roman , Covington & Burling, Russell D. Jessee , Steptoe & Johnson, Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Vincent I. Holzhall , Steptoe & Johnson & William D. Wilmoth , Steptoe & Johnson.

Cardinal Health, Inc., Defendant, represented by Anne McKenzie Roller Rucker , Williams and Connolly, Christopher Scott Geyer , Williams & Connolly, David M. Krinsky , Williams & Connolly, Eric Andrew Inglis , Schenk Price Smith & King, Robert H. Akers , Thomas Combs & Spann, Steven R. Ruby , Bailey & Glasser, Susan M. Robinson , Thomas Combs & Spann, Thomas Joseph Cotton , Scheef & Stone, Alana V. Tanoury , Steptoe & Johnson, Amy Jo Quezon , McHugh Fuller Law Group, PLLC, Andrew G. Schultz , Rodey Dickason Sloan Akin & Robb, P.A., Anita M. Kidd , Armstrong Teasdale, Ashley W. Hardin , Williams & Connolly, Brian A. Glasser , Bailey & Glasser, Brian K. Murphy , Murray, Murphy, Moul & Basil, David G. Hymer , Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Douglas K. Rosenblum , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, Elizabeth P. Kessler , Jones Day, Enu Mainigi , Williams & Connolly, F. Lane Heard, III , Williams & Connolly, Geoffrey E. Hobart , Covington & Burling, James B. Hadden , Murray, Murphy, Moul & Basil, James R. Wooley , Jones Day, Joseph F. Murray , Murray, Murphy, Moul & Basil, Julie Fix Meyer , Armstrong Teasdale, Marc S. Raspanti , Pietragallo Gordon, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Matthew M. Benov , Covington & Burling, Melanie R. King , Armstrong Teasdale, Melanie B. Stambaugh , Rodey Dickason Sloan Akin & Robb PA, Monica Hobson Braun , Stoll Keenon Ogden, Perry M. Bentley , Stoll Keenon Ogden, Raymond R. Fournie , Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis, Raymond S. Franks, II , pro hac vice, Russell D. Jessee , Steptoe & Johnson, Sarah E. Hamron , Armstrong Teasdale, Sarah E. Harmon , Armstrong Teasdale, Steven B. Loy , Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, Steven M. Pyser , Williams & Connolly, Vincent I. Holzhall , Steptoe & Johnson & William D. Wilmoth , Steptoe & Johnson.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Defendant, represented by Christopher R. Murphy , Reed Smith, Edward McDowell Newsom , Miller & Martin, Eileen Elizabeth Hintz Rumfelt , Miller & Martin, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Kelly Hightower Hibbert , Reed Smith, Melissa Richards Smith , Gillam & Smith, LLP, Aaron E. McQueen , Jackson Kelly, Adam J. Schwendeman , Jackson Kelly, Alvin L. Emch , Jackson Kelly, Andrew N. Schock , Jackson Kelly, Arsenio Lenell Mims , Dowd Bennett LLP, Brian T. Smith , Dykema Gossett, Cheryl A. Bush , Bush, Seyferth & Paige, Christopher C. Hollon , Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing, Donald Jeffrey Ireland , Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing, Douglas A. Baker , Erin E. Rhinehart , Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing, James F. Bennett , Dowd Bennett, Justin D. Rodriguez , Atkinson, Baker & Rodriguez, P.C., Mark W. Bernlohr , Jackson Kelly, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Meredith S. Auten , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Michael R. Williams , Bush Seyferth & Paige PLLC, Robert A. Nicholas , Reed Smith, Sandra K. Zerrusen , Jackson Kelly & Shannon E. McClure , Reed Smith.

Russell Portenoy, Defendant, represented by Elizabeth Heaphy , Rammelkamp Muehlenweg & Cordova PA, Jordan D. Rauch , Hahn, Loeser & Parks, O. Judson Scheaf, III , Hahn, Loeser & Parks, Robert J. Muehlenweg , Rammelkamp Muehlenweg & Cordova PA & S. Amy Spencer , Shaheen & Gordon.

Perry Fine & Scott Fishman, Defendants, represented by Angela Marie Richie , Gordon & Wolf, Cecily J. McLeod , Gordon & Rees, Steven Michael Stastny , Stastny Law Firm, Brian P. FitzGerald , Littler Mendelson, Bruce A. Moore , Gordon & Rees, Daniel J. Hyzak , Gordon & Rees, Gregory D. Brunton , Gordon & Rees, John J. Robinson , Gordon & Rees, Kelly V. Milam , Gordon & Rees, Kenneth Ferguson , Gordon & Rees, LLP, Steven J. Zakrzewski , Gordon & Rees & Tyler G. Tarney , Gordon & Rees.

Lynn Webster, Defendant, represented by Angela Marie Richie , Gordon & Wolf, Cecily J. McLeod , Gordon & Rees, Chad A. Shultz , Ford & Harrison, Steven Michael Stastny , Stastny Law Firm, Brian P. FitzGerald , Littler Mendelson, Bruce A. Moore , Gordon & Rees, Daniel J. Hyzak , Gordon & Rees, Gregory D. Brunton , Gordon & Rees, John J. Robinson , Gordon & Rees, Kelly V. Milam , Gordon & Rees, Kenneth Ferguson , Gordon & Rees, LLP, Steven J. Zakrzewski , Gordon & Rees & Tyler G. Tarney , Gordon & Rees.

Allergan Finance LLC, formerly known as, Defendant, represented by Jack Wesley Hill , Ward & Smith, Albert J. Lucas , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Andrea B. Daloia , Thompson Hine, Donna M. Welch , Kirkland & Ellis, Jennifer G. Levy , Kirkland & Ellis, John R. Mitchell , Thompson Hine, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Martin L. Roth , Kirkland & Ellis, Stacey A. Greenwell , Thompson Hine, Timothy W. Knapp , Kirkland & Ellis & Tinos Diamantatos , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Defendant, represented by Benjamin Richard Wilson , Holland & Knight, Christopher M. Mussler , Gwin Steinmetz & Baird, Jessica Lynn Farmer , Holland and Knight, Eric H. Zagrans , Zagrans Law Firm, J. Matthew Donohue , Holland & Knight, Joseph L. Franco , Holland & Knight, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Nicholas Alex Sarokhanian , Holland & Knight & Trisha M. Rich , Holland & Knight LLP.

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Defendant, represented by Angela L. Freel , Jackson Kelly, Christopher R. Murphy , Reed Smith, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Hans N. Huggler , Lane Powell, James D. Johnson , Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, Margaret Jane Brannon , Jackson Kelly, Meredith S. Auten , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Peter D. Hawkes , Lane Powell, Pilar C. French , Lane Powell, Robert Franklin Duncan , Jackson Kelly, Adam J. Schwendeman , Jackson Kelly, Alvin L. Emch , Jackson Kelly, Arsenio Lenell Mims , Dowd Bennett LLP, Christopher C. Hollon , Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing, David L. Brown, Jr. , Watkins & Eager, Donald Jeffrey Ireland , Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing, Erin E. Rhinehart , Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing, H. Lanier Brown, II , Watkins & Eager, Harry G. Shaffer, III , Shaffer & Shaffer, J. Patrick Strubel , Watkins & Eager, James F. Bennett , Dowd Bennett, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Robert A. Nicholas , Reed Smith, Sandra K. Zerrusen , Jackson Kelly, Shannon E. McClure , Reed Smith & Todd A. Mount , Shaffer & Shaffer.

Mallinckrodt LLC, Defendant, represented by Kathleen Carroll Bricken , Garvey Schubert Barer, Michael L. Fitzgerald , Ropes & Gray, pro hac vice, Patrick J. Conti , Garvey Schubert Barer, Stephen D. Annand , Robinson & McElwee, Andrew J. O'Connor , Ropes & Gray, Brien T. O'Connor , Ropes & Gray, Marc J. Kessler , Hahn, Loeser & Parks & Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert.

Mallinckrodt PLC, Defendant, represented by Stephen D. Annand , Robinson & McElwee & Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Defendant, represented by Collie Fitch James, IV , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Mitchell G. Blair , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Thomas F. Hurka , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, pro hac vice, Jason J. Blake , Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert & Steven A. Reed , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Noramco, Inc., Defendant, represented by Cari K. Dawson , Alston & Bird, Daniel G. Jarcho , Alston & Bird, Jenny A. Mendelsohn , Alston & Bird, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert & Patrick H. Boggs , Onda, LaBuhn, Rankin & Boggs, pro hac vice.

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., now known as, Defendant, represented by Andrea B. Daloia , Thompson Hine, John R. Mitchell , Thompson Hine, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert & Stacey A. Greenwell , Thompson Hine.

Cardinal Health 110, LLC, Defendant, represented by Anita M. Kidd , Armstrong Teasdale, Ashley W. Hardin , Williams & Connolly, Brian A. Glasser , Bailey & Glasser, Elizabeth P. Kessler , Jones Day, Enu Mainigi , Williams & Connolly, F. Lane Heard, III , Williams & Connolly, James R. Wooley , Jones Day, Julie Fix Meyer , Armstrong Teasdale, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Melanie R. King , Armstrong Teasdale, Raymond R. Fournie , Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis, Raymond S. Franks, II , pro hac vice, Sarah E. Harmon , Armstrong Teasdale, Steven M. Pyser , Williams & Connolly & Steven R. Ruby , Bailey & Glasser.

Miami-Luken, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jennifer D. Armstrong , McDonald Hopkins, Laurie K. Miller , Jackson Kelly, Richard H. Blake , McDonald Hopkins, Robert M. Stonestreet , Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir & Thomas J. Hurney, Jr. , Jackson & Kelly.

CVS Indiana, L.L.C., Defendant, represented by Alexandra W. Miller , Zuckerman Spaeder, Anant Kumar , Zuckerman Spaeder, Carte P. Goodwin , Frost Brown Todd, Eric R. Delinsky , Zuckerman Spaeder, Joseph M. Ward , Frost Brown Todd, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Richard A. Schirtzer , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan & William A. Burck , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

Rite Aid of Maryland, Inc., doing business as, Defendant, represented by Elise Attridge , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Daniel Carmeli , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Elisa P. McEnroe , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Judd E. Stone , INVALID ADDRESS Morgan Lewis Bockius, Kelly A. Moore , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius & Webster J. Arceneaux, III , Lewis Glasser.

Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, doing business as, Defendant, represented by Christopher S. Dodrill , Jones Day, James R. Wooley , Jones Day, Alexander Macia , Spilman Thomas & Battle, James S. Crockett, Jr. , Spilman, Thomas & Battle, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Mitchell J. Rhein , Spilman, Thomas & Battle, Neva G. Lusk , Spilman, Thomas & Battle, Tara A. Fumerton , Jones Day & Tina M. Tabacchi , Jones Day.

Kroger Limited Partnership II, Kroger Limited Partnership I & SAJ Distributors, Defendants, represented by Fazal A. Shere , Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, Gerard R. Stowers , Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, Jessie F. Reckart , Bowles Rice & Ronda L. Harvey , Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love.

Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc., Defendant, represented by Fazal A. Shere , Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, Gerard R. Stowers , Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, Jessie F. Reckart , Bowles Rice, Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr , Bartlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar & Scott & Ronda L. Harvey , Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love.

Anda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. & Anda, Inc., Defendants, represented by Keith A. Jones , Jones Law Group, M. Bert Ketchum, III , Greene Ketchum Farrell Bailey & Tweel, Paul T. Farrell, Jr. , Greene Ketchum Farrell Bailey & Tweel, Jaclyn V. Piltch , Foley & Lardner, James W. Matthews , Foley & Lardner & Katy E. Koski , Foley & Lardner.

Keysource Medical, Inc., Defendant, represented by Clifford F. Kinney, Jr. , Spilman, Thomas & Battle.

Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc., Defendant, represented by John A. Smith , Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso & Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert.

Omnicare Distribution Center LLC, Defendant, represented by Carte P. Goodwin , Frost Brown Todd, Joseph M. Ward , Frost Brown Todd, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Anant Kumar , Zuckerman Spaeder & Eric R. Delinsky , Zuckerman Spaeder.

Harvard Drug Group, L.L.C., Defendant, represented by Robert H. Akers , Thomas Combs & Spann, Susan M. Robinson , Thomas Combs & Spann & Enu Mainigi , Williams & Connolly.

Top Rx, LLC, Defendant, represented by Allen M. Lopus , Clark Hill & Robert J. Ridge , Thorp Reed & Armstrong.

Bellco Drug Corp., Defendant, represented by Eric W. Sitarchuk , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Adam J. Schwendeman , Jackson Kelly, Alvin L. Emch , Jackson Kelly, Meredith S. Auten , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Robert A. Nicholas , Reed Smith, Sandra K. Zerrusen , Jackson Kelly & Shannon E. McClure , Reed Smith.

Generics Bidco I, LLC, Defendant, represented by Jonathan L. Stern , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Michael J. Farrell , Farrell White & Legg & Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co., Defendant, represented by Alexander L. Turner , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, Christopher D. Smith , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Dean T. Barnhard , Barnes & Thornburg, Larry A. Mackey , Barnes & Thornburg & Marc E. Williams , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant, represented by Claude F. Reynaud, Jr. , Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, John J. Polak , Atkinson & Polak, Michael J. Farrell , Farrell White & Legg, Thomas R. Temple, Jr. , Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Danielle L. Borel , Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson & Paul L. Frampton, Jr. , Atkinson & Polak.

Abbott Laboratories, Defendant, represented by Alper T. Ertas , Venable, James K. O'Connor , Venable, pro hac vice, John A. McCauley , Venable, pro hac vice, Michael S. Blume , Alan Lee Schilling, Jr. , Bryan Cave LLP, Dan H. Ball , Bryan Cave, Daniel C. Nester , Bryan Cave LLP & Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert.

J M Smith Corporation, doing business as, Defendant, represented by Craig G. Pelini , Pelini, Campbell & Williams, Paul B. Ricard , Pelini, Campbell & Williams, Alexander L. Turner , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, Christopher Edward Penna , Penna & Mendicino, Christopher D. Smith , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, David Cousins , Penna & Mendicino, Derek A. Mendicino , Penna & Mendicino, John D. Hoblitzell, III , Kay Casto & Chaney, Marc E. Williams , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough & Samuel W. Outten , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP.

J M Smith Corporation, doing business as, Defendant, pro se.

Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Defendant, represented by Alan Lee Schilling, Jr. , Bryan Cave LLP, Dan H. Ball , Bryan Cave, Daniel C. Nester , Bryan Cave LLP & Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert.

Cardinal Health 112, LLC, Cardinal Health 108, LLC & Cardinal Health 414, LLC, Defendants, represented by Anita M. Kidd , Armstrong Teasdale, Ashley W. Hardin , Williams & Connolly, Enu Mainigi , Williams & Connolly, Frank Lane Heard, III , Williams & Connolly, Julie Fix Meyer , Armstrong Teasdale, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Melanie R. King , Armstrong Teasdale, Raymond R. Fournie , Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis, Sarah E. Harmon , Armstrong Teasdale & Steven M. Pyser , Williams & Connolly.

Cardinal Health 105, Inc., Defendant, represented by Anita M. Kidd , Armstrong Teasdale, Ashley W. Hardin , Williams & Connolly, Enu Mainigi , Williams & Connolly, F. Lane Heard, III , Williams & Connolly, Julie Fix Meyer , Armstrong Teasdale, Mark S. Cheffo , Dechert, Melanie R. King , Armstrong Teasdale, Raymond R. Fournie , Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis, Sarah E. Harmon , Armstrong Teasdale & Steven M. Pyser , Williams & Connolly.

Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABBOTT LABORATORIES & Abbvie Inc., Defendants, represented by Stephanie E. Parker , Jones Day, David B. Alden , Jones Day & J. Laurens Wilkes , Jones Day.

M.D. PawanKumar Jain, Defendant, pro se.

William P. Gaspar, Defendant, represented by Rebecca S. Kenny , Madison & Rosan & William C. Madison , Madison, Mroz, Steinman & Dekleva.

Kevin L. Foster, Defendant, represented by Gregory A. Schrage , CHURCH CHURCH HITTLE & ANTRIM.

James Coomer, Defendant, represented by Joseph Leon Payne .

Actavis plc, Defendant, represented by Ana M. Francisco , Foley & Lardner LLP, pro hac vice, Jennifer G. Levy , Kirkland & Ellis, David Barry Goroff , Foley & Lardner, Donna M. Welch , Kirkland & Ellis, James W. Matthews , Foley & Lardner, Jonathan William Garlough , Foley & Lardner, Katy E. Koski , Foley & Lardner, pro hac vice, Martin L. Roth , Kirkland & Ellis & Timothy W. Knapp , Kirkland & Ellis.

CVS Health Corporation, Defendant, represented by Eric R. Delinsky , Zuckerman Spaeder & Alexandra W. Miller , Zuckerman Spaeder.

Costco Wholesale Corporation, Defendant, represented by Cori Gordon Moore , Perkins Coie, David J. Burman , Perkins Coie & Brandon M. White , Perkins Coie.

Rite Aid Corporation, Defendant, represented by Elisa P. McEnroe , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. & Walgreen Co., Defendants, represented by Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr , Bartlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar & Scott.

Seattle Pain Center Medical Corporation, doing business as, Defendant, represented by James B. Meade , Fain Anderson, Jennifer Smitrovich , Fain Anderson, Phillip J. VanDerhoef , Fain Anderson & Thomas H. Fain , Fain Anderson VanDerhoef Rosendahl O'Halloran Spillane.

Richard Johns, Defendant, represented by James R. Estes, Jr. , Cox Cox & Estes.

Advanced Pain Specialists, Inc. & Christopher Creighton, Defendants, represented by Kenneth C. Brostron , Lashly & Baer & Mark R. Feldhaus , Lashly & Baer.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, Defendant, represented by James W. Childress , Childress & Ahlheim & Paul J. Cosgrove , Ulmer & Berne.

Comprehensive Pain Specialists, LLC, Defendant, represented by Aaron I. Mandel , Brinker & Doyen & James C. Thoele , Brinker & Doyen.

Impax Laboratories, Inc., Defendant, represented by Charles Zachary Vaughn , Wiedner & McAuliffe & Paul J. Cosgrove , Ulmer & Berne.

KVK-Tech, Inc., Defendant, represented by Megan Sterchi Lammert , Baker & Sterchi & Thomas E. Rice, Jr. , Baker, Sterchi, Cowden & Rice.

Mallinckrodt Brand Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Defendant, represented by Ann M. Songer , Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Brice Nengsu Kenfack , Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Bryan T. Pratt , Shook, Hardy & Bacon & Robert T. Adams , Shook, Hardy & Bacon.

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., Defendant, represented by Catherine L. Hanaway , Ashcroft Hanaway, Evan P. Moltz , Mayhard Cooper & Gale, John A. Earnhardt , Maynard Cooper & Gale, Lindsay L. McClure-Hartman , INVALID ADDRESS HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP, Mary Patricia Carl , Husch Blackwell, Robert Jacob Hurtt, Jr. , Husch Blackwell, Jonathan L. Stern , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer & Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Defendant, represented by Booker T. Shaw , Thompson Coburn, Felicia R. Williams , Thompson Coburn, Hansel Eli Lightner, II , White Arnold & Dowd, Susan Lori Werstak , Thompson Coburn & Thomas E. Walker , White Arnold & Dowd.

Purdue Products L.P., Marv Kelly, Craig Landau & Paul Medeiros, Defendants, represented by Jae Hong Lee , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan & Jonathan S. Tam , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

Express Scripts Holding Company & Express Scripts Inc., Defendants, represented by Adriana Riviere-Badell , Kobre & Kim, Alana F. Montas , Kobre & Kim & Julian W. Park , Kobre & Kim.

Navitus Health Solutions, LLC & Navitus Holdings, LLC, Defendants, represented by Janelle L. Davis , Thompson & Knight, Mackenzie M. Salenger , Thompson & Knight & Timothy E. Hudson , Thompson & Knight.

Optum, Inc. & OptumRX, Inc., Defendants, represented by Brian D. Boone , Alston & Bird, Kimberly K. Chemerinsky , Alston & Bird & William H. Jordan , Alston & Bird.

Prime Therapeutics, LLC, Defendant, represented by Matthew D. Forsgren , Greene Espel & Robert J. Gilbertson , Greene Espel.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, Defendant, represented by Kimberly K. Chemerinsky , Alston & Bird.

City of Vernon, Alabama, Defendant, represented by Audrey O. Strawbridge , Strawbridge Strawbridge & Strawbridge, Keith Jackson , Riley & Jackson & Robert R. Riley, Jr. , Riley & Jackson.

Richie Pharmacal & Richie Enterprises, L.L.C., Defendants, represented by Bobby H. Richardson , Richardson Gardner & Alexander, Matthew P. Cook , Kerrick Bachert & Thomas N. Kerrick , Kerrick Bachert.

Pd-Rx Pharmaceuticals Inc, Defendant, represented by Clell I. Cunningham, III , Cunningham Legal Group, Drew A. Cunningham , Resolution Legal Group & James K. Secrest, II , Secrest, Hill, Butler & Secrest.

HealthMart Systems, Inc., Defendant, represented by Megan L. Rodgers , Covington & Burling.

Wal-Mart, Inc., Defendant, represented by Tara A. Fumerton , Jones Day.

Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, L.P., Defendant, represented by Steven F. Napolitano , Skarzynski Black.

Attain Med, Inc., Defendant, represented by Dale R. Sisco & Robert M. Brennan , Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs.

Bloodworth Wholesale Drugs, Inc., Defendant, represented by C. Richard Langley , Sims Fleming, David V. Hayes , Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney, Frederick N. Gleaton , Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney & Hayden A. Coleman , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, pro hac vice.

PSS World Medical, Inc., Defendant, represented by Halsey G. Knapp, Jr. , Krevolin and Horst & Megan L. Rodgers , Covington & Burling.

Corvallis Internal Medicine, P.C., Defendant, represented by James R. Dole , Watkins Laird Rubestein & Burgess & Julia I. Manela , Watkinson Laird Rubenstein.

James Gallant, M.D. & Gallant Internal Medicine, P.C., Defendants, represented by James R. Dole , Watkins Laird Rubestein & Burgess.

Stuart Rosenblum, M.D. & Stuart M. Rosenblum, M.D., LLC, Defendants, represented by Amy J. DeLisa , Bennett Bigelow & Leedom.

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., Defendant, represented by Barry H. Boise , Pepper Hamilton, Jessica K. Southwick , Pepper Hamilton & Judith L. O'Grady , Pepper Hamilton.

Frank D. Li, Defendant, represented by James B. Meade , Fain Anderson.

Depomed, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kevin M. Sadler , Baker Botts.

Alabama CVS Pharmacy LLC & CVS Pharmacy Inc., Defendants, represented by James Allen Sydnor, Jr. , Huie Fernambucq & Stewart.

Malika Aryanpure & Mitt Larry Family Practice LLC, Defendants, represented by Allison J. Adams , Starnes Davis Florie & J. Will Axon, Jr. , Starnes Davis Florie.

H. D. Smith Holding Company & H. D. Smith Holdings, LLC, Defendants, represented by Dean T. Barnhard , Barnes & Thornburg.

Walmart, Inc., Defendant, represented by Laura Kolesar Gura , Jones Day & Tara A. Fumerton , Jones Day.

Fred's Stores of Tennessee, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jennifer S. Harrison , Hall Booth Smith, John E. Hall, Jr. , Hall Booth Smith & Julia M. Kavanagh , Hall Booth Smith.

Discount Drug Mart, Inc., Defendant, represented by Timothy D. Johnson , Cavitch Familo & Durkin.

HBC Service Company, Defendant, represented by Erin G. Allen , Marcus & Shapira, Scott D. Livingston , Marcus & Shapira, pro hac vice, George M. Moscarino , Moscarino & Treu, Jeremy D. Engle , Marcus & Shapira, Robert M. Barnes , Marcus & Shapira & William H. Falin , Moscarino & Treu.

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jonathan L. Stern , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

Prescription Supply Inc, Defendant, represented by Craig G. Pelini , Pelini, Campbell & Williams.

The Kroger Company, Defendant, represented by Ronda L. Harvey , Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love.

Henry Schein Medical Systems, Inc. & Henry Schein, Inc., Defendants, represented by Brandan J. Montminy , Locke Lord, C. Scott Jones , Locke Lord & John P. McDonald , Locke Lord.

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Defendant, represented by David A. Domina , Kevin A. Malone , Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock, Lola B. Thomas & Stuart H. Smith , Cooper Law Firm.

Family Drug Mart LLC, Defendant, represented by Abigayle Clary McDowell Farris , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann.

County Commission of Clay County, Defendant, represented by H. Truman Chafin , Chafin Law Firm, Harry F. Bell, Jr. , Bell Law Firm, James Dennis Young , Morgan & Morgan, John A. Yanchunis , Morgan & Morgan, Letitia Neese Chafin , Chafin Law Firm, Mark E. Troy & Patrick A. Barthle, II , Morgan & Morgan.

Advanced Pharma, Inc., Defendant, represented by Robert W. Horton , Bass, Berry & Sims.

Allergan Sales, LLC, Defendant, represented by Andrea Leigh Fair , Ward, Smith & Hill.

Cardinal Health 200, LLC, Defendant, represented by Matthew Ryan Raley , Baker & Hostetler & Michael W. Mengis , Baker & Hostetler.

Gazelle Craig, M.D., Defendant, represented by Don E. Lewis .

David Devido, Defendant, represented by Paul L. Creech , Hider & Associates, Philip Harlan Hilder , Hilder & Associates, Q. Tate Williams , Hilder & Associates, Stephanie K. McGuire & William B. Graham , Hilder & Associates.

Richard Arthur Evans, M.D., Defendant, represented by G. Riley Hetherington, III .

Fresenius USA Manufacturing, Inc., Defendant, represented by Erin E. Lunceford , Norton Rose Fulbright.

Insys Manufacturing LLC, Defendant, represented by Nicholas Alex Sarokhanian , Holland & Knight.

McKesson Medical-Surgical, Inc., Defendant, represented by Robert Philip Scott, Jr. , Blaszak, Coey, Bennett & Carlson.

Mission Pharmacal Company, Defendant, represented by Brian P. Johnson , Johnson Trent Taylor.

Neos Therapeutics Brands LLC, Defendant, represented by Christopher Scott Jones , Locke Lord.

CVS RX Services, Inc., CVS Orlando, Florida Distribution, LLC, CVS Vero, Florida Distribution, LLC & CVS Tennessee Distribution, LLC, Defendants, represented by Eric R. Delinsky , Zuckerman Spaeder.

Town of Templeton, Massachusetts, Defendant, represented by Richard M. Sandman , Rodman Rodman & Sandman.

Washington Post Company, LLC, Intervenor, represented by Karen C. Lefton , Lefton Group.

HD Media Company, LLC, doing business as, Intervenor, represented by Patrick C. McGinley & Suzanne M. Weise .

Scott County Indiana Board of Commissioners, Counter-Defendant, represented by Frank C. Dudenhefer, Jr. & Robert L. Houston , HOUSTON AND THOMPSON PC.

U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Interested Party, represented by Mark T. D'Alessandro , Office of the U.S. Attorney, James R. Bennett, II , Office of the U.S. Attorney & Karen E. Swanson-Haan , Office of the U.S. Attorney.

United States, Interested Party, represented by James R. Bennett, II , Office of the U.S. Attorney & M. Kathryn Bailey , U.S. Department of Justice.

David Rosenblum Cohen, Special Master, pro se.

Francis McGovern, Special Master, pro se.

Cathy Yanni, Special Master, represented by Catherine A. Yanni .

James Coomer, Counter-Claimant, represented by Joseph Leon Payne .


OPINION AND ORDER

In this Multidistrict Litigation ("MDL"), public entities from across the nation have sued manufacturers, distributors and retailers of prescription opiate drugs, alleging they are liable for the costs Plaintiffs have incurred, and will continue to...

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