A federal judge has denied the company’s request to stop a lawsuit from accusing it of using opioid painkillers as a marketing tool.
The judge said the company had failed to show that the lawsuit was frivolous.
“The defendants’ complaint is without merit and cannot be allowed to proceed,” U.K. High Court Judge Mary O’Connell wrote in the order released Monday.
“In the absence of such an answer, the defendants cannot proceed against Mr. Bowerman and will be unable to make the appropriate claims against Mr