Opioid Lawsuits: Who is Liable for Addictions and Overdoses?

The opioid epidemic has claimed thousands of lives. According to the CDC, 70,237 people died from drug overdoses in 2017, and that number continues to climb.

One truly disturbing element of this epidemic is that doctors and drug makers allegedly that these substances were dangerously addictive, but they continued to make and prescribe them without adequate warnings.

Wayne Parsons is a personal injury attorney with Wayne Parsons Law Office in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

Contact him directly at 808-201-2201.

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0:31 - What is an “opioid”?
1:17 - What is the crisis with opioids?
2:51 - Did the addictive nature of opioids lead to their misuse?
3:34 - Did the drug makers and doctors know that opioids were dangerously addictive?
5:35 - Can victims seek damages from opioid manufacturers?
6:15 - How can you prove liability in an opioid lawsuit?
7:45 - Can family members bring a suit on behalf of a loved one who passed away?
8:43 - How long does this process take?
9:39 - Can you help people in Hawaii?

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