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Litigation Against Pharmaceutical Industry

Attorney General Cameron is committed to combatting the drug epidemic by holding pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors accountable, where there is evidence that these companies contributed to the opioid epidemic by illegally marketing and selling opioids to Kentuckians.

The Attorney General's office is currently involved in ongoing litigation with pharmeutical manufacturers and distributors. See the table below for the status of these lawsuits.

Defendant	Role	Court/Case #	Complaint	Status
Endo Pharmaceuticals Pennsylvania	Manufacturer	Franklin County 17-CI-01147	Filed 11/6/2017 Download	Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion to dismiss. Case is in discovery phase.
McKesson Corporation California	Distributor	Franklin County 18-CI-00056	Filed 1/22/2018 Download	Initially moved to federal court, but was remanded to Franklin Circuit Court. Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion to dismiss. Case is in discovery phase.
Cardinal Health Ohio	Distributor	Jefferson County 18-CI-001013	Filed 2/19/2018 Download	Initially transferred to federal court multidistrict litigation, but was remanded to Jefferson Circuit Court. Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion to dismiss. Case is in discovery phase.
AmerisourceBergen Pennsylvania	Distributor	Floyd County 18-CI-00167	Filed 3/8/2018 Download	Initially transferred to federal court, but was remanded to Floyd Circuit Court. Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion to dismiss. Case is in discovery phase.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals New Jersey	Manufacturer	McCracken County 18-CI-00313	Filed 4/18/2018 Download	Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion to dismiss. Case is in discovery phase.
Walgreens Illinois	Distributor	Boone County 18-CI-00846	Filed 6/14/2018 Download	Initially transferred to federal court, but was remanded to Boone Circuit Court. Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion to dismiss. Case is in the discovery phase.
Mallinckrodt Missouri	Manufacturer	Madison County 18-CI-00381	Filed 7/12/2018 Download	Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion to dismiss. Case is in discovery phase.
Teva Pharmaceuticals Pennsylvania	Manufacturer	Fayette County 18-CI-03762	Filed 10/25/2018 Download	Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion from the bench; written order followed. Case is in discovery phase.
Insys Therapeutics Arizona	Manufacturer	Hardin County 18-CI-01845	Filed 11/19/2018 Download	Defendant filed motion to dismiss. Court denied motion to dismiss. (Defendant has since filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.)