In re: McKinsey & Company, Inc., National Prescription Opiate Consultant Litigation (MDL No. 2996)
21-MD-2996-CRB
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About This Case
This is a Multi District Litigation (MDL) case involving the role of McKinsey & Co., Inc., in providing advice to opioid manufacturers in the sale of prescription opioid drugs. Plaintiffs in this case are cities, counties, tribal governments, and other entities alleging various claims against McKinsey, including public nuisance, negligence, fraud, unjust enrichment, violation of consumer protection statutes, and federal RICO claims.
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| Date | Proceeding or Deadline | Courtroom (If Applicable) |
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| TBD | TBD | TBD |
Selected case documents of special interest:
| Docket Number | Filing Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Consent Order of Transferee Court | 06/01/2021 | |
| Transfer Order | 1 | 06/08/2021 |
| Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-1) | 42 | 06/16/2021 |
| Pretrial Order No. 1 | 56 | 06/25/2021 |
 | Transcript of July 29, 2021 Proceedings | 163 | 08/02/2021 |
| Pretrial Order No. 2 | 211 | 08/16/2021 |
| Pretrial Order No. 3 | 215 | 08/18/2021 |
| Transcript of September 2, 2021 Proceedings | 257 | 09/13/2021 |
| Pretrial Order No. 4 | 258 | 09/21/2021 |
| Pretrial Order No. 5 | 259 | 09/21/2021 |
| Pretrial Order No. 6 | 262 | 09/23/2021 |
| Pretrial Order No. 7 | 293 | 11/30/2021 |