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Franklin County coroner Doctor Anahi Ortiz says fatal overdoses jumped 73% in the first half of 2020, with 437 deaths. Fentanyl compounds remain…
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Thousands of lawsuits that ground to a halt because of COVID-19 are moving forward again as local, state and federal courts reopen around the U.S.
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A federal judge overseeing opioid litigation in Cleveland has ruled against a request by five pharmacy chains to dismiss lawsuits filed by Lake and…
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The Franklin County Coroner’s Office is reporting a rash of drug overdoses. On Sunday, authorities said 15 people have died from overdoses in a 72-hour…
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The Franklin County Coroner's Office is reporting a spike in drug overdose deaths. Officials say there have been 191 fatalities in the first quarter of…
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The Franklin County Coroner's office has reported yet another surge in opioid overdose deaths. There were six overdose deaths last Friday, the fourth…
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The Franklin County Coroner's office says nearly 600 people died from drug overdoses in 2019. 597 people died last year, a 14 percent increase from 2018.…
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A federal district judge in Cleveland has dismissed an effort by pharmacy chains to shift their liability for the opioid crisis to unnamed Ohio physicians…
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Columbus City Council last night approved a 185 thousand dollar legal settlement of a lawsuit filed by six dancers at the former Kahoots strip club. The…
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Hilliard police have arrested the parents of an infant who died from overdosing on fentanyl. 39-year-old Ehren Schumacher and 32-year-old Hazel Piuri have…