The suit alleges that 20 drug manufacturers and five doctors who prescribed opioid painkillers knew that the drugs are addictive and subject to misuse.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Lisbon man arrested after alleged threat to blow up Maine DHHS building
Alexander Hanks, 24, was arrested in Lewiston on a felony charge of terrorizing after police received an anonymous tip.
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Berwick man faces 5th drunken-driving charge
State police arrested Lance Faucher, 30, Monday in Lebanon.
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Maine must reassess how it deals with children who commit crimes, lawmakers are told
Most youths in the Long Creek Youth Development Center come from troubled backgrounds and may be better handled in community-based programs, say three juvenile justice experts.
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Maine man charged with sending fake email threats from local officials
Police say the threats were sent from a Czech-based website that enables people to fake emails.
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Police remove 5-year-old from alleged meth lab in Hancock County
Three adults, including the child’s parents, face charges.
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Lawsuit over Jackson Laboratory mice dismissed
The Bar Harbor laboratory has agreed to arbitration over charges that Nanjing University resold its proprietary mice.
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Camden man accused of refusing medical treatment to sick daughter, 2, who died
A Knox County grand jury also indicts Senad Brkic, 42, on charges that he beat and choked his wife and daughters over 5 years.
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Judge rejects bankruptcy filing by 3 housing companies tied to Michael Liberty
The federal judge acts in response to a challenge by a management company that said the filings were an attempt to get out of a contract, dealing the former Portland developer another legal setback.
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Cocaine, pipe found in inmate’s prosthetic leg after drug overdose, police say
Sonya Engelhardt was taken to an Augusta hospital after reportedly suffering a drug overdose in jail.