Friday’s motion said statements by Republican Attorney General and Gov.-elect Mike DeWine and the others on an episode of CBS’ 60 Minutes were calculated to taint potential jury pools, Cleveland.com reported. The motion was filed by attorneys for several drug manufacturers and distributors, including Cardinal Health, Endo, AmerisourceBergen and Purdue Pharma. A group represented by DeWine filed its own lawsuits over fallout from the opioid epidemic. Ohio’s opioid lawsuit, in which Moore is involved, isn’t included among those Polster is overseeing, because it’s being heard in a Ross County court. LeBlanc discussed how defendants had access to the ARCOS database, which defendants say was misleading.

Source: thestar January 06, 2019 18:14 UTC