An attorney for Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the prescription opioid painkiller OxyContin, has told an Alaska judge that there is an opioid crisis but the state has no legal basis for trying to pin that crisis on the …
Officials of a northern Utah county are suing drug manufacturers, distributors and doctors in an effort to mitigate the consequences of the nation’s opioid crisis. Summit County has filed a lawsuit in state district court against 25 companies and individuals, …
Efforts to curb the use of opioids in California’s workers’ compensation system appear to be paying off. New research from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute on prescription drugs used to treat injured workers shows that opioids now account for less …
Clallam County in Washington is joining more than 200 other litigants in suing opioid makers and wholesale distributors for damages over prescription opioids. The Peninsula Daily News reports county commissioners are hiring a Seattle-based nationwide law firm to file the …
Massachusetts is banning some powerful opioids from courtrooms, because state court officials are worried people could be sickened by the drugs. The new policy was outlined in a memo to Massachusetts trial court officials on Tuesday. It goes into effect …
Officials say a new state database will help paint a better picture of the opioid crisis in Nevada, as existing data shows opioid-related deaths dropped in 2016 even though hospitalizations and prescription rates rose. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that …
The volume of workers’ compensation independent medical reviews in California appears to be tapering off, a new study shows. The IMR process was established by California lawmakers to resolve medical disputes. A study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows …
New Hampshire authorities say they’ve responded to more overdoses in June than any other month in 2017 so far, with a total of 117 suspected overdoses reported. American Medical Response says 92 of the 117 June overdoses were in Manchester, …
The city of Tacoma, Wash. is considering suing the manufacturers of opioids such as OxyContin in its fight against homelessness. Mayor Marilyn Strickland said at this week’s City Council meeting that the city is looking at possible litigation to hold …
Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming up to tackle prescription painkiller abuse. The attorneys general from both states met at the Minnesota Capitol Monday to discuss their “Dose of Reality” campaign. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says prescription opioid deaths now …
