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Trump administration targets opioid manufacturers

President Trump and the U.S. Justice Department have championed lawsuits against opioid manufacturers as part of a broader push to stem the deadly rise in opioid addiction. CNBC reported that the U.S. Justice Department launched a new task… Read More

Opioid makers face lawsuits

by NCM Staff

Updated: January 22, 2018

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Gripped by the tragic toll of prescription drug overdoses, states, municipalities and labor unions are suing opioid manufacturers. “Philadelphia-area union workers are joining a wave of litigation against opioid manufacturers after losing eight members to addiction in 11… Read More

Category: Cases, States

Tags: civil litigation, drug abuse, drug distributors, local unions, national unions, opioid crisis, opioid manufacturers, Pennsylvania state court, pharmaceutical companies, prescription drug overdoses, prescription drugs, tobacco industry