Ohio AG Mike DeWine is running for governor next year. He's Quite the opportunist. Consider this suit a campaign soft-launch. Don't know if he'll get a settlement before the election, but there will be plenty of quid pro quo cash to go around.
Their could be an opportunity here to launch some websites and drum up public interest against such deal being made, wait for the tickers to drop and settle off, then go long, wait for the inevitable settlement, then dump post settlement spike?
And to think of the bonds that will come from this that will be tied to tax revenue from such products that will probably decline as patients and doctors avoid using them, probably a way to get exposure to short positions on those as well.