State ex rel. Rutledge v. Purdue Pharma L.P. (Majority)
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The Supreme Court dismissed this interlocutory appeal brought by the State challenging a sanctions order entered by the circuit court pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 37, holding that this Court lacked appellate jurisdiction over the appeal.
The Arkansas Attorney General brought this action in the name of the State against several pharmaceutical companies in connection with Defendants' role in the ongoing opioid epidemic. During the proceedings, the circuit court found that the Attorney General had not provided complete and specific discovery responses, in violation of the court's discovery orders, and then entered an order sanctioning the Attorney General. The Attorney General appealed. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the sanctions order was not a final or otherwise appealable order under Ark. R. App. P.-Civ. 2(a)(4).
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