U.S. Seeks Time to Consider Joining Opioid Litigation

  • 6 years ago
On Friday, the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, to give it 30 days to decide whether to participate in the litigation. The department made the request on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump earlier in the day called for a federal lawsuit against companies over their roles in the opioid epidemic.

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