The growing number of prescription drug overdoses has led some government entities across the country to file lawsuits against the manufacturers of these highly addictive drugs.

The City of Minneapolis has initiated an opioid manufacturer and distributor lawsuit as a result of the serious impact that prescription drug overdoses are having on the area and the region.

The city’s prescription drug overdoses lawsuit takes aim at more than 12 different firms arguing that the promotion and marketing materials attached to prescription opioids have led to an addiction crisis.

Many local governments across Minnesota and around the nation have already taken legal action against these prescription drug companies as a result of serious overdoses and the health care costs associated with treating those concerns.

Opioid addiction has spread throughout the country as a major problem leading to car accidents, overdoses and numerous other expenses and problems. Some community leaders have stepped up to allege that the makers of the drugs have excessively promoted the medication’s benefits while leaving out the downsides.

The Minneapolis lawsuit says that drug manufacturer efforts to promote their drugs as heavily as possible have led to an addiction crisis that has strapped the city’s resources to be able to respond appropriately. Legislators in Minnesota have also attempted unsuccessfully to pass a tax on opioids to respond to as well as combat the addiction problem within that state.

Although pain pills can help someone who has been seriously hurt, some patients have developed a serious addiction to the drugs. Long after the drugs should have been discontinued, the person who initially got a legitimate prescription could still be using this medication.

The development of Oxycontin in particular has been a serious problem for prescription drug overdoses. That drug was initially developed in the 1990s, and the prescription drug overdose lawsuit says that the promotion of this and similar drugs for common pain problems have not accurately represented the addictive qualities of these medications.

Misleading information has allegedly been provided to physicians about the rarity of addiction and the overall safety of opioids in high doses, despite the fact that prescription drug overdoses across the country have illustrated the serious toll that these medications can take.

Opioid addiction has been a growing problem for the last several years, urging some to call it an epidemic. The opioid epidemic has far-reaching consequences for city and county governments who are responsible for managing this problem at the local level.

Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of these drugs, alleging that these individuals improperly promoted these medications and made it extremely dangerous for recipients of the drug, who might develop an addiction.

Although some people who have passed away from prescription drug overdoses might have initially come in contact with the drug for legitimate reasons such as the treatment of pain, the drugs have been sold throughout the black market and have become a critical source of addiction, accidents and overdoses.

In general, opioid overdose death lawsuits are filed individually by each plaintiff and are not class actions.

If your loved died from an opioid overdose in the last three years from an addiction that began as a legal opioid prescription from his or her doctor, you may have a legal claim. Get help now by filling out the form on this page for a FREE case evaluation.

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