Opioid MDL Judge: School District Opioid Baby Class Action Barred By State Law

Mealey's (October 3, 2022, 7:01 AM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — A class action by school districts to get compensated for the costs of educating children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) from opioid-addicted women is extinguished by a state law apparently directed solely at the district for refusing to voluntarily sign on to national opioid settlements, the federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation ruled Sept. 29....