Connecticut Judge Says Cities’ Opioids Lawsuits Would Result In ‘Junk Justice’

(January 9, 2019, 11:42 AM EST) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut state court judge on Jan. 8 dismissed four lawsuits filed by 37 cities against 25 opioid manufacturers, saying that because case law prohibits the type of monetary recovery they seek, the court lacks jurisdiction (City of New Haven v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., et al., No. X07 HHD CV 17 6086134 S, Conn. Super., Hartford Dist.)....

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