Opioid distributor, already at risk of license revocation, sued by tribe

Comment on this storyComment Morris & Dickson, one of the nation’s largest drug distributors, was sued Thursday over claims it fueled a devastating addiction crisis within the Cherokee Nation by failing to stop suspicious shipments of millions of painkillers to a small number of Oklahoma pharmacies. The malpractice lawsuit was filed by the tribe in Oklahoma state court nearly two weeks after the Drug Enforcement Administration, in a separate matter, announced it would strike the company’s ability to distribute controlled substances unless Morris & Dickson fails to reach a settlement…

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