Posted on Mar 29, 2024
Ohio's highest court weighs if pharmacies distributing legal painkillers created public nuisance
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The question of whether state law permits this particular nuisance claim stems from a lawsuit filed by Trumbull and Lake counties over the opioid epidemic. It is one of thousands of similar lawsuits against drugmakers, distributors and retailers, arguing that their processes are partly to blame for soaring addiction and overdoses nationwide.
Ohio's highest court weighs if pharmacies distributing legal painkillers created public nuisance
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel The Ohio Supreme Court will decide in the near future whether big chain pharmacies created a public nuisance—contributing to the opioid crisis through how they sell legal prescription drugs—and can be sued and held liable on that claim.
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