Palm Beach County Big Pharma Lawsuit

The Ferraro Law Firm Joins Mayor McKinlay in Fighting Pharmaceutical Companies Fueling the Opioid Crisis

At The Ferraro Law Firm, we believe in doing what is right, no matter what. Our entire firm is committed to providing effective, winning legal representation for people harmed through no fault of their own and holding others responsible for their injurious, negligent behavior.

That is why we have joined Palm Beach County Mayor Melissa McKinlay in going after approximately 29 major pharmaceutical companies whose negligence and willful blindness to the effects of their medications have cost the county countless sums of money and fueled the opioid epidemic in South Florida. Our firm is dedicated to providing the county with wise legal counsel, strong representation, and positive solutions for addressing the area’s opioid crisis.

Defendants in this lawsuit include:

• Actavis Inc.
• Actavis LLC
• Actavis Pharma Inc.
• Allergan PLC, Plantation
• AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp.
• Anda Inc.
• Cardinal Health Inc.
• Cephalon Inc.
• CVS Health Corp.
• Endo Health Solutions Inc.
• Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Health Mart Systems, Inc.
• Insys Therapeutic Inc.
• Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
• Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Johnson & Johnson
• Mallinckrodt LLC
• McKesson Corp.
• Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Purdue Frederick Co.
• Purdue Pharma Inc.
• Purdue Pharma LP
• Scott Fishman
• Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
• Walgreen Co.
• Wal-Mart Inc.
• Watson Laboratories Inc.

Fighting for Opioid Treatment and Education Funds in Palm Beach County

At the Ferraro Law Firm, our legal team is weighing in on the pharmaceutical companies’ role in fostering the explosive and ever-growing opioid crisis in Palm Beach County. In a recent statement to the press, Attorney Janpaul Portal said, “The[se pharmaceutical companies] are all responsible because each one of them played a significant role,” going on to explain that, “Each one of them chose to look the other way while earning billions of dollars at the cost of Palm Beach County’s taxpayers.”

Our firm has a strong team of tough and experienced litigators who are committed to furthering the county’s interests with zeal, tenacity, skill, and positive solutions. We are also committed to winning this case on behalf of all Palm Beach County taxpayers, who are directly (and negatively) affected by the consequences of the opioid crisis, which include increased homelessness, healthcare needs, foster care, unemployment and disability benefits and more.

Our firm is confident that this victory will help the county recover economic damages caused by the named pharmaceutical companies. These funds will then go toward education about opioids and treatment for people suffering from addiction and opioid abuse. It will also go toward resources and tools for medical professionals and first responders who are working with opioid-addicted citizens day in and day out.