Tag Archives: Opioid Crisis

Understanding Suboxone: Uses, Controversies and Legal Considerations

Understanding Suboxone Uses, Controversies and Legal Considerations

The opioid overdose rate has quadrupled since 1999. Fatal and near-fatal drug overdoses obviously affect the person who takes the drugs. These incidents also disrupt the addict’s family. Furthermore, they…

Opioid Addiction, Suboxone and Contraband Smuggling

Opiod Addiction, Suboxone and Contraband Smuggling

Current Orleans Parish Sherriffs’ Office deputies Thomya Bryant, 25, and Giona Gibson, 22, were suspended after an internal investigation into the introduction of illegal contraband at the jail that launched…

Napoli Shkolnik Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Reject Liability Shield at Center of Purdue Pharma Settlement

Napoli Shkolnik Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Reject Liability Shield at Center of Purdue Pharma Settlement

Firm Will Pursue Litigation Against Sacklers Napoli Shkolnik, one of the nation’s leading firms litigating against the national pharmaceutical companies that fueled the opioid crisis, praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s…

Melatonin Overdoses Spike Among New York Kids

Melatonin Overdose in New York

Mostly because of the mental effects on COVID-19 lockdowns, melatonin poisoning incidents have increased 600 percent. Sales of melatonin, a hormone which regulates the body’s natural sleep cycle, have increased…

Pharmaceuticals and Deceptive Advertising: When Can You Sue?

Pharmaceuticals and Deceptive Advertising: When Can You Sue? Pharmaceuticals are a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. However, with that kind of money at stake, there are companies who…

5 Things to Know About Opioid Lawsuits in 2022

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As the opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities across the United States, more lawsuits are being filed against pharmaceutical companies for their role in creating and exacerbating the crisis. While…