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The U.S. district judge in Cleveland, Ohio handling a galaxy of claims stemming from the prescription opioid epidemic on Monday reiterated his belief that powerful drug middlemen are trying to stall cases against them.
One maneuver, he said, “borders on frivolous.” That’s not something lawyers want to hear from a judge in a case where $41 billion in settlements have already been awarded — and billions of their clients’ dollars are potentially at stake…