03/19/2018
On Wednesday, March 14, Milwaukee County officials announced a lawsuit against 13 drug companies in response to the .
The complaint names the makers of OxyContin among other companies, claiming they "deceptively trivialized and failed to disclose the risks of long-term opioid abuse."
County officials have retained attorneys from four law firms for the lawsuit as outside expert counsel, including James Scoptur of Aiken & Scoptur, S.C.
On Wednesday, March 14, Milwaukee County officials filed suit against 13 drug companies on behalf of county taxpayers in response to the opioid epidemic.