Drug companies want Oklahoma trial delayed in opioid case
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March 6, 2019
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Pharmaceutical companies have asked for a 100-day postponement of an Oklahoma trial accusing them of fraudulently marketing drugs that have fueled the nation's opioid crisis.
Several states have filed lawsuits against drugmakers, but Oklahoma's was the first set to go to trial, on May 28. Attorneys for the 13 companies asked the judge to delay the start of the trial to Sept. 16, The Oklahoman reported. Attorneys for the state oppose the delay, calling the request "frivolous, desperate and disingenuous."
Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman has scheduled a hearing F...
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