Opioid trials to begin in 2019 as settlement is also pushed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) " A judge with an audacious plan to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by government entities over the opioid crisis has changed course slightly.Federal Judge Dan Polster has set a schedule to start trying some of the cases in March 2019 as settlement talks continue.His goal remains reaching a massive deal quickly. But Cleveland-based Polster said in an order issued Wednesday that the parties should exchange evidence and hold bellwether trials on issues [...]
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