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Baton Rouge mulling lawsuit against opiod manufacturers
Posted on 9/13/17 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 9/13/17 at 5:11 pm
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Baton Rouge could become the latest in a string of cities and counties throughout the country to sue national drug companies over their role in the nation’s opioid epidemic.
The Parish Attorney today added a measure to the Metro Council agenda that would allow the city-parish to contract with Baron & Budd, a national law firm currently representing several dozen jurisdictions throughout the country against pharmaceutical companies.
If the Metro Council passes the measure and Mayor Sharon Weston Broome signs off on the deal, the firm is poised to file a lawsuit against the three largest drug distributors in the country: McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen.
“We know there’s a problem in Baton Rouge. We know there’s a problem in Louisiana,” says Baron & Budd attorney Burton LeBlanc. “The expenses related to fighting this public nuisance should be borne by the companies that caused the problem and not the taxpayer.”
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Posted on 9/13/17 at 5:16 pm to Jim Rockford
Will Denham be filing suit against the manufacturers of meth components next?
Posted on 9/13/17 at 5:18 pm to teke184
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Will Denham be filing suit against the manufacturers of meth components next?
Sudafed bout to get rocked
Posted on 9/13/17 at 5:18 pm to Jim Rockford
There's zero chance the city government won't sue.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 5:26 pm to biglego
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There's zero chance the city government won't jump on a chance to sue someone for "free money" and redirect blame for their failings onto a private company while blaming all of their perceived ills on everyone but themselves.
FIFY
Posted on 9/13/17 at 5:28 pm to Jim Rockford
For frick's sake
Posted on 9/13/17 at 6:22 pm to Jim Rockford
The drug companies manufacture the opioids, they do not prescribe them. These drugs are being bought with a prescription from a doctor and may or may not be passed into others hands. I think they can also be bought on the internet or from China maybe? It is definitely not the drug manufacturer's fault that addiction is such a problem.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 6:40 pm to Jim Rockford
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The expenses related to fighting this public nuisance should be borne by the companies that caused the problem
That line of thinking didn't work for me when I sued Hostess for making twinkies that caused me to lose my foot.
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