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116 W. Va. L. Rev. 1117 (Fall 2013)
Role of Litigation in the Fight against Prescription Drug Abuse

handle is hein.journals/wvb116 and id is 1141 raw text is: SYMPOSIUM* THE ROLE OF LITIGATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE Richard C. Ausness* INTRODUCTION ......................................... ..... 1118 I. INDIVIDUAL LAWSUITS .......................................1121 A. Liability Theories................................. 1122 1. Negligence ............................. ...... 1123 2. Strict Products Liability (Defective Design) ..... .......1123 3. Strict Products Liability (Failure to Warn). ...... ........1124 4. Breach of Implied Warranty. ................ .......1125 5. Violation of State Consumer Protection Statutes...................1126 6. Negligent Marketing ...................... ......1 126 7. Fraudulent Misrepresentation............. ............... 1128 8. Civil Conspiracy .......................... .....1129 9. Malicious Conduct ........................ .....1130 B. Defenses and Other Limitations on Liability. .............. 1130 1. Lack of Causation ........................ ...... 1130 2. Misuse. ................................. .....1131 3. Wrongful Conduct. .............................1132 4. Statute of Limitations ...............................1133 II. CLASS ACTIONS. ....................................... .......1137 III. PARENS PA TRIAE LAWSUITS. ............................. 1146 IV. CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS ..................................... 1156 A. Criminal Prosecution ofPharmaceutical Companies.................1157 B. Criminal Prosecution ofPrescribing Physicians............ 1157 C. Criminal Prosecution ofPharmacists............ ............ 1161 V. ALTERNATIVES TO LITIGATION. ..................... ...........1163 A. Problems with a Litigation-Oriented Strategy.... ......... 1163 B. Regulatory Alternatives to Litigation.............. ..... 1164 CONCLUSION ................................................ 1165 1117 * Everett H. Metcalf, Jr. Professor of Law, University of Kentucky; B.A. 1966, J.D. 1968 University of Florida; LL.M. 1973 Yale University.