The following lawsuits were announced or filed since June by counties, cities and states, seeking to recover funds spent addressing widespread illicit opioid use in each community.
Plaintiffs named in the suits include drugmakers and drug distributers.
The lawsuits are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
1. Indianapolis mayor announces plans for city opioid lawsuit
Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett at an Oct. 5 press conference said the city of Indianapolis plans to sue drugmakers and distributors for their role the city's opioid crisis
2. 1st Texas county files opioid lawsuit against drugmakers, distributors
Attorneys representing Upshur County, Texas, filed a lawsuit Sept. 29 against more than a dozen drugmakers and drug distributors for their alleged role in the state's opioid epidemic.
3. Washington state, Seattle file opioid lawsuits against drugmakers
The attorneys general for Seattle and Washington state filed separate lawsuits against drugmakers Sept. 28 for the companies' alleged roles in the facilitating the opioid epidemic.
4. Tacoma, Wash., files suit against 3 drugmakers for alleged role in opioid epidemic
Attorneys for the city of Tacoma, Wash., filed a lawsuit Sept. 13 against Purdue Pharma, Endo Health Solutions and Janssen Pharmaceuticals for allegedly providing physicians and patients with misleading information regarding the safety and efficacy of their respective opioid products.
5. Louisville files lawsuit against 3 opioid wholesalers
The Louisville Metro Government filed a lawsuit Aug. 21 against three opioid distributors, alleging they failed to disclose suspicious orders of prescription opioids to the Drug Enforcement Administration and thus contributed to the proliferation of opioids in the city.
6. Cincinnati targets 3 opioid distributors in lawsuit
The city of Cincinnati on Aug. 15 filed a lawsuit against AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson Corp. for the companies' alleged failure to report and halt suspicious orders of opioids in the community.
7. South Carolina sues Purdue over opioid marketing
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed suit against Purdue Pharma Aug. 15, alleging the OxyContin manufacturer conducted deceptive opioid marketing in the state.
8. New Hampshire sues OxyContin manufacturer over marketing tactics
New Hampshire filed a lawsuit against Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue Pharma LP for allegedly misleading marketing campaigns, which state officials believe fueled their current opioid epidemic.
9. Oklahoma AG files suit over opioid epidemic
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter on June 30 filed a lawsuit against drugmakers for allegedly engaging in a fraudulent opioid advertising campaign that contributed to the rising rates of opioid overdoses in the state.
10. Missouri AG sues drugmakers for fraudulent opioid advertising
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley filed a lawsuit June 21 on behalf of the state against Purdue Pharma, Endo Health Solutions and Janssen Pharmaceuticals for allegedly engaging in fraudulent opioid advertising.