Opioid MDL Judge Won’t Recuse Over Ex Parte Communication Allegations

( April 30, 2025, 2:42 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation on April 29 refused to recuse himself from the case, denying a request by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that argued that recusal was necessary because of reports that an attorney regularly communicates ex parte with the court to get “inside information.”...