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Claiborne County approves retention of counsel to pursue opioid lawsuit under Drug Dealer Liability Act
Summary
Claiborne County Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 25 to retain District Attorney Jared Effler and Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC to pursue opioid litigation after an update on appeals and a Tennessee Supreme Court ruling concerning the Drug Dealer Liability Act.
District Attorney General Jared Effler told the Claiborne County Commission on Jan. 25 that appeals in the county's opioid litigation had reached the Tennessee Supreme Court and that the court has ruled the Drug Dealer Liability Act can apply to pharmaceutical manufacturers, allowing legal claims against them.
Effler said a technical issue identified by the court requires the county to be the named plaintiff…
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