Utah County votes to sue drug companies, joining movement

PROVO — Utah County is joining a growing movement to sue prescription drug companies amid a national opioid-drug epidemic.
The Utah County Commission decided Tuesday take legal action before Dec. 31, Daily Herald reports. The resolution says drug companies marketed opioid drugs in the 1990s and early 2000s despite the risks of addiction.
Salt Lake County announced plans to file a similar lawsuit in a news conference with House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper. Hughes wrote a letter supporting