Newtown and Allies' Lawsuit Vs. Opioid Makers Has Day in Court

NEWTOWN, CT -- Newtown and 17 other municipalities which allied themselves against several large pharmaceutical companies over the opioid abuse crisis are having their day in court.

The plaintiffs filed their lawsuit on January 9 of this year. Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceutical USA are among the defendants listed in the suit.

Among the allegations in the suit is that, “By virtue of their deceptive and fraudulent marketing campaign, defendants have given rise to a drug epidemic the likes of which the Connecticut municipalities, the state of Connecticut, and the nation have never before seen, resulting in substantial economic harm to plaintiffs."

A judge will hear from the various lawyers arrayed on both sides of the case today.

Connecticut has seen an extraordinary rise in drug overdoses from the abuse of opioids.