Judge: Drug Distributor Failed To Establish Potential Coverage For Opioid Suits

Mealey's (August 1, 2024, 2:16 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California held that a prescription drug distributor insured failed to establish that five insurance policies spanning 1999-2004 have any potential to cover underlying opioid lawsuits because the lawsuits fail to allege an accident that caused the purported bodily injury, denying the insured’s motion for partial summary judgment....