Caregivers for babies born after opioid exposure request class-action against drug companies

Attorneys representing the caretakers of babies born with opioids in their system asked a federal judge in Cleveland to grant them class-action status against drug companies they believe should pay for some of the long-term care of the children (Source: “Lawyers for babies born after opioid exposure want Cleveland judge to approve class action against drug companies,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jan. 9, 2020).

The attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Dan Polster Tuesday to bundle together claims made by guardians of the children against drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies. The request provides another battleground against drug companies who have faced lawsuits from cities, counties and states in recent years that accuse them of fueling an epidemic that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths nationwide over the past two decades.