The Buckeye Institute to Ohio Supreme Court: Governments Can’t Profit from “Public Nuisance”
The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in Trumbull County v. Purdue Pharma (National Prescription Opiate Litigation), arguing that awarding the government monetary damages as punishment for a public nuisance is not allowed under Ohio law. “The opioid epidemic is a tragedy that has destroyed and damaged lives across Ohio and the country. And it is appropriate, even necessary, for the courts to hold those who committed illegal acts accountable.”