Federal court rules against 2 efforts to stop opioid trial

CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied two efforts to upend a trial over the opioid crisis that is scheduled to start this month in Cleveland.
The 6th U.S. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday against a motion from Ohio’s attorney general to stop the trial over a lawsuit brought by two counties. He argued states have the sole authority to pursue such claims.
But the court said the state didn’t object when the counties filed their lawsuits.
A separate three-