opioid lawsuit
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Just the other day Hot Sheet took note of an impending lawsuit by Pueblo County – in conjunction with other government entities nationwide – against the pharmaceutical industry that manufacturers much of the opioids being abused across Middle America. The legal premise: The way the industry makes and markets the prescription drugs, though federally regulated, makes…
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Pueblo County might lawyer up over opioid abuse
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Remember those lawsuits filed by the states against Big Tobacco back in the ’90s? Well, state and local governments have trained their sights – and their lawyers – on a new, common scourge: opioid abuse. And as with the tobacco industry, there once again are some deep pockets to go after – the pharmaceutical industry…