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11 More West Virginia Towns, Counties Sue Over Opioid Crisis

Eleven additional local West Virginia governments are suing drug companies who they say failed to follow state and federal law to prevent the distribution and abuse of prescription pain medication that’s created the state’s opioid crisis. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports …

Two More South Carolina Counties Sue Drug Companies Over Opioid Abuse

Two more South Carolina counties have sued major drug companies because of opioid abuse cases. Media outlets reported that Greenville and Spartanburg counties have sued drugmakers, pharmacies, distributors and doctors. The lawsuits say the counties spend millions of dollars each …