Newsroom category: Opioids News

Jeff Gaddy Highlights Washington’s Opioid Fight

September 17, 2026

Levin Papantonio attorney Jeff Gaddy was quoted by Law360 following closing arguments in Washington State’s opioid trial against Albertsons and Safeway, marking the conclusion of a two-month bench trial over the companies’ alleged role in the state’s opioid crisis. Gaddy and Levin Papantonio attorney Peter Mougey are among the lawyers representing Washington in the case. […]

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Expert Links Prescription Opioid Supply to Washington’s Addiction Crisis

August 14, 2026

On Wednesday, Columbia University epidemiology professor Katherine Keyes testified that the increased availability of prescription opioids beginning in the early 2000s helped set the stage for later waves of heroin and synthetic opioid use, including fentanyl. Keyes described the crisis as a three-wave epidemic. According to her testimony, the widespread distribution of prescription opioids was […]

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Expert Testimony Raises Questions About Albertsons’ Opioid Records

July 21, 2026

Levin Papantonio Senior Partner Peter Mougey questioned a key expert witness this week as Washington State’s opioid trial against Albertsons continued in King County Superior Court. During Monday’s proceedings, Craig McCann of SLGC Economic Consulting testified about his analysis of opioid distribution and dispensing records from Albertsons pharmacies in Washington. McCann said his analysis compared […]

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