The Opioid Conference

October 16-17, 2023
Touro Law Center

Co-Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, in conjunction with the Touro Law Review and co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, hosted a two-day conference on legal and public health aspects of the opioid epidemic.

Here is the full Conference Program.

DAY 1: MONDAY, OCTOBER 16

We took an inside look at the historic five-month jury trial in Suffolk County presided over by Hon. Jerry Garguilo, the first in the United States to include all parties in the pharmaceutical supply chain, from manufacturers to wholesale distributors to retail sellers. We explored how settlement funds are currently being used to address the opioid epidemic and what we can anticipate in the future.

Welcome and Opioid Litigation: The Pretrial Phase


Opioid Litigation: The Trial Phase


Opioid Settlement Funds on Long Island and in New York


Drug Diversion Courts

DAY 2: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17

Experts from the legal, academic, and healthcare fields, as well as community activists joined together as we examined opioid litigation and settlements across the country. We examined what the outcomes of litigation (or possible outcomes for unresolved litigation) mean for combating the opioid epidemic and for developing legal strategies and regulations to respond to future public health crises.

Opioid Interventions: Funding and Other Policy Considerations


Opioid Interventions: Legal Considerations

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