Justice Department to join wave of state, city lawsuits against opioid makers, Sessions says

The Justice Department on Tuesday joined an escalating effort to squeeze money from companies who made the prescription painkillers that fueled America's opioid crisis, saying it would back lawsuits by hundreds of cities, states and other local governments that accuse the manufacturers of fooling the public into thinking the drugs were safe.

The support comes in the form of a "statement of interest" ─ a brief from the Justice Department that will outline what the crisis has cost the federal government, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a news conference while standing with attorneys general from seven states.


Source : nbcnews