Simpson Thacher Attorneys Author Law360 Article on Recent Decisions Rejecting Product-Based Public Nuisance Claims
Partner Joshua Polster and Associate Donovan Tate Souza authored an article titled, “Why Product-Based Public Nuisance Claims May Be Waning,” which was published by Law360. The article detailed a recent decision in the Maryland Supreme Court which held that the licensed dispensing of a controlled substance does not constitute an actionable public nuisance under Maryland law, reflecting a national trend of appellate decisions rejecting product-based public nuisance claims. The article further explored three other recent high court decisions in Oklahoma, Ohio and Maine that rejected opioid public nuisance claims on a variety of grounds.
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