JPML Consolidates, Transfers Darvon/Darvocet Actions to Federal Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated and transferred 17 Darvon/Darvocet actions to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky for pretrial proceedings. In re Darvocet, Darvon and Propoxyphene Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2226 (JPML).

"Judge Danny C. Reeves has extensive private civil litigation and judicial experience to organize this litigation for a prudent course," the panel explained in the Aug. 16 order. "Because potential plaintiffs and putative class members will reside in every corner of the country and defendants are located in several states, the location of the currently filed cases …