A Delaware judge has blocked an attempt by a contingent of leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors to escape a civil lawsuit by the state, which seeks to hold the companies liable for their alleged role in the ongoing opioid epidemic.

Superior Court Judge Mary M. Johnston said in a 41-page opinion that Attorney General Kathy Jennings’ office had supported the state’s allegations in the lawsuit, which accused the firms, including Purdue Pharma L.P. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., of misleading the public about the dangers associated with painkillers.

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