Source: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Attorneys representing the caretakers of babies born with opioids in their system asked a federal judge in Cleveland, OH, to grant them class-action status against drug companies they believe should pay for some of the long-term care of the children. (Source: “Lawyers for Babies Born after Opioid Exposure want Cleveland Judge to Approve Class Action against Drug Companies,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 9, 2020).
On January 9, the attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Dan Polster to bundle together claims made by guardians of the children against drug manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies. The request provides another battleground against drug companies who have faced lawsuits from cities, counties, and states in recent years that accuse them of fueling an epidemic that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths nationwide over the past two decades.