ARTICLE | Politics & Policy
Trump calls for federal lawsuit against opioid companies
August 16, 2018 9:59 PM UTC
Upon President Donald Trump's request, Attorney General Jeff Sessions agreed during a cabinet meeting Thursday to sue U.S. drug manufacturers for aiding the opioid crisis. While several states have already filed suit against companies such as Purdue Pharma L.P. (Stamford, Conn.), Trump said, "rather than just joining them I'd like to bring a federal lawsuit against those companies."...