Suboxone Lawsuit Updates
Last updated: October 6, 2026
The Suboxone tooth decay cases are still growing. As of October 1, 2026, 2,022 cases were pending in federal court, 195 more than a month earlier. There is no settlement, and no trial date has been set. The court is preparing the first test cases, with depositions running into January 2027.
This page reports on litigation that is still going on. It is general education, not legal advice. Whether your history supports a claim depends on your facts, and only a lawyer who reviews them can say. Please do not stop taking Suboxone because of this page. Talk to your prescriber first.
Took Suboxone film and lost teeth or needed major dental work? You can ask for a free case review. Whether your history supports a claim depends on your own facts. Pick the situation that fits:
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Where Things Stand Right Now
The federal Suboxone cases sit before Judge J. Philip Calabrese in Cleveland, Ohio, in a group called MDL 3092. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation counted 1,827 pending cases on September 1, 2026, and 2,022 on October 1.
There is no settlement, and no trial date has been set. The judge last met with the lawyers on September 21, 2026, and the next hearing is set for October 27, 2026.
If you already have a lawyer, that lawyer is the person who can tell you where your own case sits. Nothing on this page changes what they have told you.
Fifty Test Cases Are Being Prepared
Before any trial, the court picks a small group of cases to study closely. Lawyers call the trials that follow bellwether trials, because the results show how juries are likely to react to the rest. The judge set the schedule for that process on March 27, 2026.
- June 2026: The schedule called for fifty cases to be chosen for closer study. Twenty were to be picked first, then fifteen more by each side.
- July 13, 2026 to January 15, 2027: Lawyers take depositions in those fifty cases, including from the people’s medical and dental providers.
- January 29, 2027: Each side names five of the fifty for a smaller trial group.
- February 5, 2027: Both sides begin gathering evidence for trial in that smaller group.
The court has not said when the first trial will start. Trial dates are usually set once the trial group is chosen.
No settlement exists yet, and no claim form. What a case review can do now is look at when you took the film, what happened to your teeth, and your state's deadline.
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The Court Is Forcing Clinics and Pharmacies to Hand Over Records
Each case depends on pharmacy, prescriber, and dental records. Some clinics, pharmacies, and dental offices have not answered requests for those records. Since 2025 the judge has ordered several of them to appear in court and explain why.
Over the summer of 2026, the judge held some of these providers in contempt of court for ignoring his orders. Another contempt hearing is set for October 27, 2026. These fights are about paperwork, but they decide how quickly the test cases can move.
The 2024 List of Claims Is Being Cleaned Up
In June 2024, the lawyers leading the cases filed one complaint listing thousands of people at once. The list let people hold their place while the court sorted out the cases. Since then, everyone on it has had to fill out a census form with basic facts about their use of the film and their dental injury.
The court is now trimming that list. On July 10, 2026, the judge ordered a group of people whose lawyers had asked to withdraw to get in touch with those lawyers by August 14. On August 26, he dismissed the claims of those who did not. At the September 21 hearing, the companies also asked the court to dismiss people on the list who have died. The two sides will discuss that on October 27.
If you signed up with a law firm for a Suboxone claim and have not heard from them in a while, call them. Make sure they have your current phone number and address. When a person on the list dies, a family member or the estate may be able to step in, and the court has set a process for that.
Indivior's Merger
Indivior, the company that sells Suboxone, is in the middle of a merger. The deal is expected to close on November 3, 2026. At the September 21 hearing, its lawyers told the court that, based on what they knew then, Indivior's legal standing in these cases was not expected to change.
People Are Still Filing
New cases keep arriving. The court runs a separate census for cases filed after October 7, 2024. A rising count does not tell you whether you still have time to file. Deadlines run on state law and depend on your own dates.
The case schedule does not pause your deadline. Your state's clock can start when you learned your dental damage might be tied to the film.
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What to Watch Next
- October 27, 2026: The next hearing, including the contempt hearing for providers that have not turned over records.
- November 3, 2026: The target closing date for Indivior's merger.
- January 15, 2027: The end of depositions in the fifty test cases.
- January 29, 2027: Each side names five cases for the trial group.
This page gets rewritten when those land. The main Suboxone page carries the background that does not change month to month.
How This Page Fits With the Main Suboxone Page
This page tracks what is happening in court. The main Suboxone lawsuit page explains what the lawsuits claim, who is being sued, and what records matter. For the dental side, see Does Suboxone Rot Your Teeth? If you are new to this, start there and come back here for the latest.
Sources
- Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, pending MDL reports — the September 1 and October 1, 2026 counts for MDL 3092.
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, MDL 3092 — the court’s page for the Suboxone film cases, with its orders.
- Court record, In re Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) Film Products Liability Litigation, No. 1:24-md-03092-JPC (N.D. Ohio) — the test-case schedule (March 27, 2026), the order to contact counsel (July 10, 2026), the August 18 and September 21, 2026 hearings, and the dismissals of August 26, 2026.
Find Out If You May Have a Case
If you took Suboxone film and later lost teeth or needed major dental work, a free case review can look at your dates, your dental records, and your state's deadline.
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