Latest Opioid Case Filed in West Virginia on Behalf of Newborn Baby

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A growing number of lawsuits have been filed against a group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors over claims that the defendants have caused a national health crisis by deceptively marketing opioids for long-term use. The latest suit, filed in West Virginia, is brought on behalf of a newborn child who was born addicted to opioids and suffers from neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).

The suit accuses the defendants of using false statements unsupported by any scientific evidence to “spread misrepresentations about the risks and benefits of long-term opioid use,” convincing physicians and healthcare professionals to prescribe the drugs for chronic pain.

On top of that, the complaint alleges, the distributor defendants have neglected to monitor the flow of drugs throughout West Virginia and failed to investigate suspicious orders, allowing for a greater supply to be available to addicts.

The case argues that the newborn “will require years of treatment and counseling” as a result of the defendants’ actions and has been “significantly damaged.”