Amid opioid epidemic, Texas joins multistate investigation into drugmakers’ role

I expect a national trend, a significant wave of lawsuits against the companies and organizations connected with the spread of these powerful prescription drugs, Kent Sullivan, a former Texas First Assistant Attorney General under Greg Abbott, said in an email. States will be very tempted by the significant potential damages that may be awarded in court to try to recoup some of the costs of treatment.

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