Maryland County Announces Plan To Sue Opioid Manufacturers
September 19, 2017
On September 6, 2017, Anne Arundel County, Maryland (the Maryland county in which the state capital, Annapolis, is located) announced its intention to pursue legal action against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and local “pill mill” doctors who have contributed to the worsening opioi[...]
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$17.6M Opioid Malpractice Verdict
July 26, 2017
A Missouri medical malpractice jury awarded the plaintiffs $17.6 million on June 27, 2017 after a seven-day trial in a medical malpractice case against the plaintiff’s former primary care physician who was alleged to have prescribed ever-increasing amounts of opioids for the plaintiff’s [...]
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Maryland Has Highest Hospitalization Rate For Opioid Use
January 16, 2017
Between 2005 and 2014, the rate of opioid-related inpatient hospital stays in the United States increased 64.1%, from 136.8 per 100,000 population in 2005 to 224.6 per 100,000 population in 2014, representing a 5.7% average annual growth rate. During the same period, the rate of opioid-related ED vi[...]
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