Smaller Players In Sweeping Opioid Case Against Drugmakers Closing In On Potential Settlements

Drugmakers Endo International and Allergan are both in talks to settle over allegations about the role they played in the opioid crisis. The two companies have drawn less attention than bigger players like Purdue Pharma. The nationwide, consolidated lawsuit that will be heard in Ohio is being closely watched and likened to the Big Tobacco reckoning of the 1990s. Other opioid news focuses on supervised injection facilities, the effect of the drugs on the country's life expectancy, and more.

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