Greenfield Sues Big Pharma | Connecting Point | Feb. 21, 2018

Last fall, as the opioid epidemic ravaged Franklin County, the town of Greenfield sued big pharma. The lawsuit made headlines, and nearly thirty other cities and towns have filed their own suits holding the pharmaceutical industry responsible for the opioid crisis.

These communities say that drug makers need to be held accountable for the rapid rise in opioid addiction and opioid overdose deaths in recent years. George Forcier, Editor of The Greenfield Recorder, which has covered this story extensively, as well as Attorney Thomas Merrigan, and Greenfield Mayor William Martin join Carrie Saldo to discuss why the town decided to sue.