DAVIS COUNTY v. PURDUE PHARMA, L.P.

No. 20190487.

463 P.3d 619 (2020)

2020 UT 17

DAVIS COUNTY, Appellant, v. PURDUE PHARMA, L.P., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed April 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas B. Thayer , Wm. Kelly Nash , Andy V. Wright , Jordan K. Cameron , Mark R. Nelson , Jessica Griffin Anderson , David B. Nielson, Lehi; Thomas J. Burns , R. Blake Hamilton , Salt Lake City; Martin J. Phipps , Barry Deacon , Jason M. Milne , Daniel R. Griffin , Meagan Talafuse , San Antonio, Texas; Troy S. Rawlings , Neal C. Geddes , Michael D. Kendall , Farmington, for appellant.

Andrew G. Deiss , John Robinson Jr. , Corey D. Riley , Elisabeth M. McOmber , Erik A. Olson , Trevor C. Lang , Kamie F. Brown , Kristine M. Larsen , Geoffrey C. Haslam , Tyler V. Snow , Brent O. Hatch , Lara A. Swensen , Jess M. Krannich , Trevor J. Lee , Brent R. Baker , Jonathan D. Bletzacker , D. Matthew Moscon , Michael Menssen , Joseph R. Brubaker , Rod N. Andreason , Mark A. Nickel , Salt Lake City; Mark Bettilyon , Sandy; Charles C. Lifland , Amy Laurendeau , Los Angeles, California, for appellees

Associate Chief Justice Lee authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Durrant, Justice Pearce, Justice Petersen, and Judge Harris joined. Having recused himself, Justice Himonas does not participate herein; Court of Appeals Judge Ryan M. Harris sat.


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