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Abstract
The use of opioids to treat a variety of common medical conditions began in the late 1990s. Unfortunately, opioid abuse has become a serious problem in many areas of the country. Beginning around 2000, individual opioid users began to bring personal injury lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies. State and local governments also sued during this period, but they usually settled for modest amounts. At this point no one knows how the current opioid litigation will end.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Repository Citation
Ausness, Richard C., "The Future of Opioid Litigation" (2020). Law Faculty Popular Media. 80.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/law_facpub_pop/80
Notes/Citation Information
Richard Ausness, The Future of Opioid Litigation, 84(2) KBA Bench & Bar Magazine 20 (Mar./Apr. 2020)