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# Trump Wants to Sue Opioid Drug Makers
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/trump-wants-to-sue-opioid-drug-makers/
- Published: 2018-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:27:00.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5140893

President **Donald Trump** wants the federal government to bring lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies that may have used false, deceptive or unfair marketing practices to help fuel the U.S opioid abuse crisis. Speaking at a 3/1 White House [summit](https://www.c-span.org/video/?441894-1/white-house-holds-summit-opioid-addiction&ref=fdaweb.com) on opioid addiction, Trump said he raised the issue with U.S. Attorney **General Jeff Sessions**. “Hopefully, we can do some litigation against the opioid companies,” Trump said. “I think it's very important because a lot of states are doing it, but I keep saying, if the states are doing it, why isn't the federal government doing it? So that will happen.”

On 2/27, Sessions [announced](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-sessions-announces-new-prescription-interdiction-litigation-task-force?ref=fdaweb.com) a Prescription Interdiction and Litigation (PIL) Task Force to fight the prescription opioid crisis. The task force will “combat the opioid crisis at every level of the distribution system,” he said. “At the manufacturer level, the PIL Task Force will use all available criminal and civil remedies available under federal law to hold opioid manufacturers accountable for unlawful practices. The PIL Task Force will build on and strengthen existing Department of Justice initiatives to ensure that opioid manufacturers are marketing their products truthfully and in accordance with Food and Drug Administration rules.” Sessions also directed the PIL Task Force to examine existing state and local government lawsuits against opioid manufacturers to determine what assistance federal law can provide in those lawsuits.