Mayor & City Council Of Baltimore vs. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al

Case Background

On March 16, 2018, the Plaintiff Mayor & City Council of Baltimore filed a Personal Injury lawsuit in the Maryland State, Baltimore Circuit Court (Case number: 1:18cv800). This case was assigned to Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III.

Cause

The opioid epidemic devastated Baltimore as manufacturers, distributors, and prescribers engaged in unlawful promotion and distribution of prescription opioids. Beginning in the early 2000s, pharmaceutical companies launched aggressive marketing campaigns that misrepresented the risks and benefits of long-term opioid use. The FDA mandated black box warnings about addictio