Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin dedicated his State of the State address this year to an explosion in addiction to opioid painkillers. Massachusetts declared a public health emergency. And the city of Chicago and two California counties have sued drugmakers over opioid-addiction crises.
Lawsuits filed by Chicago in May and Santa Clara and Orange counties, Calif., in June target Purdue Pharma L.P., the Purdue Frederick Co. Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Cephalon Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc. and Actavis PLC.
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