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GAME ON - This is big. A federal judge in Ohio has allowed RICO and public nuisance claims to go forward against opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers over what he calls “a man-made plague.” Amanda Bronstad reports that Judge Dan Polster in Cleveland, in the most substantial ruling yet to come out of opioid litigation, OK’d claims against manufacturers including Purdue Pharma and Janssen Pharmaceuticals; distributors including AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health; and retailers including CVS and Walgreen’s.
