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THE OPIOID CRISIS AND THE UNSCRUPULOUS CONDUCT OF PURDUE PHARMA 

  OxyContin, first introduced by Purdue Pharma in 1996, was aggressively marketed to physicians, nurses and pharmacists as a superior, longer-lasting, and safer treatment for cancer-related chronic pain as well as other pain, and as a treatment for “non- malignant pain” (long-lasting pain with no identified precursor).  The marketing campaign…

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CALIFORNIA’S PRISONS ARE INCREASINGLY POPULATED BY THE MENTALLY ILL

  In 2017, Stanford Law School’s Justice Advocacy Project studied the long-running problem of mental illness among prison inmates in California. Using data provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Justice Advocacy Project studied the continuing trend, concluding that the problem is getting worse.  According to…

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“CRIME OF VIOLENCE” STATUTE IS VOID FOR VAGUENESS SAYS THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

  A person who is not a citizen of the United States—even one who is legally residing in this country—can be permanently deported if he or she has committed certain crimes. I discussed thisin greater detail last year. Immigration law is administered by the federal government but most often, a…

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UNSCRUPULOUS DRUG REHABILITATION CENTERS CONTRIBUTING TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S HOMELESS POPULATION

  For those of us who live in Southern California, the increasing sight of homeless encampments has been cause for both compassion and alarm. The ever-increasing number of homeless people in our area is often attributed to spiking rental rates and the increasing costs of living here. But there may…

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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS? LAWSUITS AGAINST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES.

  The opioid epidemic is costing the state and federal government billions of dollars. Numerous lawsuits have been filed by cities and counties in courts across the nation. Recently the federal government indicated it is exploring a lawsuit against the companies that manufacture and distribute opioids seeking reimbursement of the…

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