SANTA ANA -- In a $50 billion bench trial likely to influence thousands of settlements, four municipalities accused four drug makers during opening statements Monday of helping to create a statewide epidemic by misleadingly marketing opioids as safe and effective pain treatments while downplaying the risk of addiction.
With 300 people listening in via Zoom, the Santa Clara County Counsel's Office, Orange County District Attorney's O...
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