The plaintiffs failed to differentiate between legitimate uses of opioids and the illegal activities that led to addictions and overdoses. (Credit: Kimberly Boyles/Adobe Stock)

Four years after a California appeals court upheld her landmark victory against the lead paint industry, Motley Rice's Fidelma Fitzpatrick failed to persuade a California judge to hold manufacturers of opioid pharmaceuticals liable for creating a public nuisance.

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Amanda Bronstad

Amanda Bronstad is the ALM staff reporter covering class actions and mass torts nationwide. She writes the email dispatch Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass. She is based in Los Angeles.