Judge halts lawsuit blaming Purdue, Endo and others for epidemic of drug abuse

http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/judge-halts-lawsuit-blaming-purdue-endo-and-others-epidemic-drug-abuse/2015-08-28

Essentially, Judge Moss said that what California was asking of him was to regulate the marketing and determine the safety of certain prescription drugs, essentially taking on the authority similar to that of the FDA. He said the Supreme Court has already ruled that is not a role for a judge…