Dane County Sues Drug Companies

Drug manufacturers are being accused of selling highly addictive opioids while lying to doctors about the threat of addiction.  Dane County is one of several local government entities filing federal lawsuits against the major drug companies.  County Executive Joe Parisi cites the tremendous toll on the local community in a Thursday news release.  He says lives have been lost, families hurt — and taxpayers have had to cover the cost of the growing crisis.  Almost 300-thousand opioid prescriptions have been filled in Dane County over the last five years.