Distributors can't 'second-guess' opioid scripts, W. Va. judge told [Reuters]
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The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. (Reuters) - Holding drug distributors liable for the opioid epidemic would undermine doctors' role in weighing the drugs' risks and benefits, a lawyer for McKesson Corp told a federal judge on Wednesday, as a landmark trial of West Virginia city and county's claims against the nation's largest distributors drew to a close. "It would force distributors to second-guess doctors' prescribing decisions," potentially interfering in patients' access to appropriate treatment, Timothy Hester of Covington & Burling told U.S. District Judge David Faber in Charleston in his closing argument. Hester's argument echoed those made by McKesson's co-defendants – Cardinal Health Inc, represented by Enu Mainigi of Williams & Connol
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