December 9, 2022

The Buckeye Institute filed its amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in National Prescription Opiate Litigation, calling on the court to stop the government from using litigation as a means to fund public programs for which the government itself is responsible. “While the lower court’s ruling certainly made for good headlines, awarding half a billion dollars in damages violates the law and creates an unhealthy incentive for governments to address public policy problems by using litigation to tap into the deep pockets of politically unpopular industries.”