Allegheny County takes on 10 drug manufacturers in state court for damages over combating opioid epidemic
Zappala PITTSBURGH – Through an alliance of District Attorney Stephen Zappala and private lawyers, Allegheny County has filed suit against 10 different drug manufacturers, for damages connected to both the companies’ alleged false marketing of opioid drugs and the county’s combating the use and abuse of opioids. Allegheny County filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 3 versus Allergan, Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., Cardinal Health and McKesson Cor...
Source: pennrecord.com