A trial involving three major prescription opioid distributors began Monday in federal court in West Virginia. This illustration image shows tablets of opioid painkiller Oxycodon delivered on medical prescription taken on September 18, 2019 in Washington,DC.
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A trial involving three major prescription opioid distributors began Monday in federal court in West Virginia. This illustration image shows tablets of opioid painkiller Oxycodon delivered on medical prescription taken on September 18, 2019 in Washington,DC.
Mandatory Credit: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images

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Landmark trial with drug distributors over the opioid crisis begins in West Virginia federal court

A trial involving three major prescription opioid distributors began Monday in federal court in West Virginia, the outcome of which could set the tone for future litigation related to the nationwide opioid crisis.