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
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…