Opioid MDL Judge Denies Ex Parte Communications Ban After Misdirected Email

( August 29, 2025, 1:42 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — The Ohio federal judge overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation on Aug. 28 denied a motion filed by a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) to bar ex parte communications between the appointed special master in the case and the court, finding that such communication is expressly permitted by a court order and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53....