民事诉讼与阿片类药物泛滥：法院在国家卫生危机中的作用。

Civil Litigation and the Opioid Epidemic: The Role of Courts in a National Health Crisis.

机构信息

Abbe R. Gluck, J.D., is Professor of Law and Faculty Director at the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School. Ashley Hall is a student at Yale Law School, Class of 2019. Gregory Curfman, M.D., is Senior Advisor and Physician Scholar in Residence at the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School.

出版信息

J Law Med Ethics. 2018 Jun;46(2):351-366. doi: 10.1177/1073110518782945.

DOI:10.1177/1073110518782945

PMID:30146985

Abstract

The devastating impact of the national opioid epidemic has given rise to hundreds of lawsuits. This article details the extremely broad range of legal claims, compares the opioid cases to other public health litigation efforts, including tobacco, and describes the special mechanism - a multidistrict litigation - through which more than 700 opioid-related cases have been consolidated thus far, with settlement almost certain to follow.

摘要

国家阿片类药物泛滥造成的破坏性影响引发了数百起诉讼。本文详细介绍了极为广泛的法律诉求，将阿片类药物案件与其他公共卫生诉讼努力（包括烟草诉讼）进行了比较，并描述了迄今已有超过 700 起阿片类药物相关案件被合并的特殊机制——多地区诉讼，和解几乎已成定局。