EFFLER v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P.

No. E2018-01994-SC-R11-CV.

614 S.W.3d 681 (2020)

Jared EFFLER et al. v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P. et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, AT KNOXVILLE.

FILED December 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald S. Range, Jr. and Chad E. Wallace , Johnson City, Tennessee; Ingo W. Sprie, Jr. , New York, New York; R. Stanton Jones , Washington, D.C.; Anthony J. Franze , Washington, D.C.; Tim Warnock and Stuart Burkhalter , Nashville, Tennessee; Megan R. Braden , Chicago, Illinois (on application for permission to appeal); Steven A. Reed , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (on application for permission to appeal); Wendy West Feinstein , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Brian M. Ercole , Miami, Florida, for the appellants, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Michael J. Wall , James G. Stranch, III , J. Gerard Stranch, IV , Tricia Herzfeld , Benjamin A. Gastel , and Anthony Orlandi , Nashville, Tennessee; William C. Killian , Chattanooga, Tennessee; and L. Jeffrey Hagood , Bradley H. Hodge , and Timothy A. Householder , Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Jared Effler, District Attorney General-Eighth Judicial District; Charme Allen, District Attorney General-Sixth Judicial District; Dave Clark, District Attorney General-Seventh Judicial District; Russell Johnson, District Attorney General-Ninth Judicial District; Stephen Crump, District Attorney General-Tenth Judicial District; Jimmy Dunn, District Attorney General-Fourth Judicial District; Mike Taylor, District Attorney General-Twelfth Judicial District; Baby Doe #1; and Baby Doe #2.

Herbert H. Slatery III , Attorney General and Reporter; Andrée Sophia Blumstein , Solicitor General; Brant Harrell , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Laura Kidwell , Assistant Solicitor General; and Miranda Jones , Assistant Attorney General, for the amicus curiae, State of Tennessee.

Jerry Estes , Nashville, Tennessee, for the amicus curiae, Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference.

Philip S. Goldberg , Washington, D.C., and Tara L. Swafford and Elizabeth G. Hart , Franklin, Tennessee, for the amici curiae, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and American Tort Reform Association.

Richard L. Neumeier , Boston, Massachusetts, and Charles Michels , Nashville, Tennessee, for the amicus curiae, International Association of Defense Counsel.


OPINION

Declaring that the sale and distribution of illegal drugs affects every community in the country, the Tennessee Legislature enacted the Tennessee Drug Dealer Liability Act...

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