In 2019, The Legal Fight Over Opioids Unraveled Into Confusion And Infighting

Posted on AllSides December 26th, 2019
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Legal experts expected this to be the year we answered big questions about the liability drug companies face for the deadly opioid epidemic, and for their role in marketing high-risk prescription pain medications.

Instead, the legal fight over who will pay to clean up the addiction crisis dissolved in into confusion and infighting.

"I don't know if there's a clear road map," said Adam Zimmerman, a professor at Loyola Law School an an expert in opioid litigation.

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https://www.npr.org/2019/12/26/791112099/in-2019-the-legal-fight-over-opioids-unraveled-into-confusion-and-infighting

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