Cal­i­for­nia judge sides with drug­mak­ers in $50B opi­oid law­suit

A Su­pe­ri­or Court judge in Cal­i­for­nia ruled Mon­day that opi­oid man­u­fac­tur­ers were not re­spon­si­ble for the cri­sis be­cause of their mis­lead­ing mar­ket­ing, Stat News re­ports.

Three Cal­i­for­nia coun­ties, as well as the city of Oak­land, sought $50 bil­lion in dam­ages from J&J, Ab­b­Vie, En­do and Te­va, to make up for funds lost from an in­crease in polic­ing and drug re­cov­ery treat­ment cen­ters that had been strained dur­ing the opi­oid cri­sis.

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