Purdue Pharma’s $270 million settlement with the state of Oklahoma over its alleged role in fueling the opioid epidemic is prompting more counties in Pennsylvania to look for a way out of the Delaware County Courthouse, writes Catherine Dunn for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Currently, there are around 40 cases grouped together in the Delco courthouse in a coordinated action against opioid makers and distributors. However, not much progress has been made in the last 18 months.

Now, more than a dozen counties throughout the state are attempting to move their cases home.

“It’s my opinion that we are not getting a fair shake to get our cases to trial in a reasonable amount of time,” said Joseph Cappelli, a lawyer representing Bensalem Township and 14 counties.

Cappelli filed a motion in Delaware County on behalf of 13 counties earlier this week, asking to break up the proceedings. One of the reasons in the request was that the original local case has been transferred to federal court.

However, according to a spokesperson for the Delaware County court, the timelines for the cases “have been adhered to.”

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