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D.C. Firefighter's Conviction Overturned After Arresting Cop Is Accused of Lying
America’s jails and prisons are full of men and women who have been imprisoned because of a cop’s lies. The story of a Washington, D.C. firefighter who was jailed in Virginia after an illegal traffic stop is no exception. Elon Wilson was driving with a family member in Fairfax County, Va. one morning in April…
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Makers of OxyContin Say They Will No Longer Market to Doctors in Stunning Reversal
One would like to think that the reason the company that makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin says it will stop marketing the opioid to doctors is that the county is in the midst of a serious opioid epidemic—a big part of which involves prescription painkillers. More likely, though, it’s because many cities, states and municipalities…
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Ohio Attorney General Sues 5 Drug Companies for Fueling Opioid Epidemic
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Wednesday against five pharmaceutical companies that manufacture opioids, as well as their related companies, alleging that the companies engaged in fraudulent marketing regarding the risks and benefits of prescription opioids, which he says fueled Ohio’s opioid epidemic. In a press release Wednesday, DeWine named the five companies…