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Opioids

Legal community and San Francisco officials react to win in landmark opioid trial against Walgreens

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Federal judge finds Walgreens liable for substantially contributing to the opioid crisis in San Francisco

Categories News, Opioids

San Francisco wins landmark opioid trial against Walgreens

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Federal judge finds Walgreens liable for substantially contributing to the opioid crisis in San Francisco

Categories News, Opioids

City Attorney announces $54 million settlement with opioid defendants Allergan and Teva

July 12, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
As closing arguments begin in landmark opioid trial, City Attorney’s lawsuit has yielded over $120 million of benefits for San Francisco to address the opioid crisis

Categories News, Opioids

Landmark Opioid Litigation Trial Begins In San Francisco

August 9, 2022April 25, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
The federal trial will examine the role of opioid manufacturers Allergan and Teva, distributor Anda, and Walgreens pharmacy in fueling the opioid epidemic in San Francisco

Categories News, Opioids

City Attorney Chiu statement on final national opioid settlement

June 29, 2022February 25, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
“In San Francisco, every day on our streets, we see the devastation of the opioid crisis that these companies created.”

Categories News, Opioids

Herrera files 28 civil lawsuits to keep known drug dealers out of the Tenderloin

September 25, 2020September 24, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Innovative step seeks court orders prohibiting 28 active drug dealers from preying on residents in historic neighborhood at the center of SF’s opioid crisis

Categories Neighborhood Protection, News, Opioids, Public Safety

Herrera sues major drug producers and wholesalers for fueling opioid epidemic

September 3, 2020December 18, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Lawsuit also names Sackler family members as defendants. The family made billions off OxyContin and other drugs while creating millions of addicts.

Categories Consumer Protection, Illegal Businesses, News, Opioids

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