28-05-2019 16:52 via seattletimes.com

Trial underway in Oklahoma’s lawsuit against opioid makers

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The nation’s first state trial against drugmakers blamed for contributing to the opioid crisis started Tuesday in Oklahoma in a case that could shape negotiations to resolve the roughly 1,500 other opioid lawsuits consolidated before a federal judge. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter started opening statements by saying powerful painkillers have […]
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