Three pharmacies in Ohio have been accused of being complicit in the opioid crisis. Photo / 123RFThree pharmacies in Ohio have been accused of being complicit in the opioid crisis. Walgreen spokesperson Fraser Engerman characterized the case as an unsustainable effort "to resolve the opioid crisis with an unprecedented expansion of public nuisance law." The opioid crisis has overwhelmed courts, social services agencies and law enforcement in Ohio's blue-collar corner east of Cleveland, leaving behind heartbroken families and babies born to addicted mothers, Lanier told jurors. The trial, before US District Judge Dan Polster in Cleveland, was part of a broader constellation of about 3000 federal opioid lawsuits consolidated under the judge's supervision.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2021 12:41 UTC