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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWULife of the Law School (1993- ) Archives & Law School History8-16-2017Newsroom: Logan Quoted In Bloomberg NewsOn Opiod Litigation 08-16-2017Jef FeeleyBloomberg NewsJared S. HopkinsBloomberg NewsFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/law_archives_lifePart of the Civil Law Commons, Food and Drug Law Commons, Health Law and PolicyCommons, Litigation Commons, and the Torts CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives & Law School History at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion inLife of the Law School (1993- ) by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationFeeley, Jef and Hopkins, Jared S., "Newsroom: Logan Quoted In Bloomberg News On Opiod Litigation 08-16-2017" (2017). Life of theLaw School (1993- ). 609.https://docs.rwu.edu/law_archives_life/609August 16, 2017 Newsroom  Logan quoted in Bloomberg News on Opioid Litigation  David Logan recently spoke to Bloomberg News about comparisons between the tobacco lawsuits of the past and the opioid lawsuits of today. From BLOOMBERG NEWS: "Big Pharma's Tobacco Moment as Star Lawyers Push Opioid Suits" by Jef Feeley and Jared S. Hopkins August 15, 2017: Big Pharma is having a Big Tobacco moment as litigation over opioids attract star lawyers and a growing list of states and local governments seeking their own multibillion- dollar payout to deal with costs of a burgeoning drug epidemic. On Tuesday, South Carolina became the sixth state to sue opioid makers alleging they have created a public health crisis. The suit filed by Joe Rice, a plaintiff lawyer who helped negotiate a $246 billion settlement with the tobacco industry in 1998, suggests states are laying the groundwork to force a resolution that provides billions of dollars to cover the costs of an epidemic blamed for 62 deaths per day. “The more states they have signed up, the bigger their hammer when it comes time to decide who should be on the settlement negotiating committee,” said David Logan, a Roger Williams University law professor who teaches mass-tort case... For full article, click here. 

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