No “MDL Exception”: In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (6th Circuit)

Amicus Briefs
Written By Alicia Dray

LCJ’s amicus brief in the opioid multidistrict litigation, authored by Mary Massaron and Courtney Lavender of Plunkett Cooney, supports a petition for writ of mandamus filed in the 6th Circuit by OptumRx, Inc. and other pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). At stake is a fundamental question: are MDLs governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? Click here to read the brief.

Alicia Dray
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