District seeks damages for harm done to staff
Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 7-6-21 on page A1
The Rochester City School District and other districts across the country are poised to settle a pair of lawsuits against pharmaceutical manufacturers for unethical behavior in distributing opioids, bringing an unspecified pot of money for programs intended to combat the effects of opioid addiction.
The lawsuits were against Purdue and Mallinckrodt, two large drug companies that filed for bankruptcy protection in the face of massive claims from individuals and governments affected by their alleged indiscriminate distribution of highly addictive opioids