Does state’s opioid deal cut off others ‘at the knees’?

“If they’re willing to talk to the California attorney general and the attorneys general of several states trying to reach global settlement, by inference that means they’re not interested in talking to representatives of the county of Orange, or the county of Santa Clara ... on the same topic, correct?” said Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger.

LOS ANGELES -- With so many active lawsuits alleging Purdue Pharma and other opioid manufacturers helped create an addiction epidemic in California and throughout the U.S., a judge said Thursday that a global settlement reached with only the state attorney general could cut county and city claims off "at the knees." Attempting to wade through opioid-related litigation brought by the state, counties and cities, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge

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Mar. 26, 2021

Does state’s opioid deal cut off others ‘at the knees’?

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