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Is Litigation the Way to Combat the Opioid Crisis?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
Abstract
This paper examines the lawsuits brought by state and local government entities against prescription opioid producers and sellers. It examines their potential liability as well as some of the defenses they might raise. The paper also discusses multidistrict litigation and government lawsuits in state court. It concludes that litigation is not the best solution to the opioid crisis.
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- Symposium Articles
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- Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 48 , Issue 2: Opioid Controversies: The Crisis — Causes and Solutions , Summer 2020 , pp. 293 - 306
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- Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020
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