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Three Connecticut cities have signed contingency agreements with law firms representing municipalities in suits claiming large pharmaceutical manufacturers are liable for losses related to the statewide and national opioid epidemic.
The fee agreements, which grant approximately a third of any money collected to the firms, charge the communities nothing without a settlement or jury verdict.
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