Ep. 198: What Opioid Crisis? Drugmakers Test Bold New Tack
b'After years of denying responsibility for the opioid crisis, major drugmakers are trying out a bolder defense in a trial that just kicked off in California: downplaying the severity of the crisis itself. This week, we\\u2019re breaking down the big trial and this new strategy, plus: Accusations that Bayer is running a \\u201cpay-to-appeal scheme\\u201d to help beat cancer litigation about Roundup weedkiller; A crash of a self-driving Tesla highlights legal uncertainty over who should be held liable for automated car wrecks; and a Morrison & Foerster staffer pleads guilty to spending more than $400,000 of firm money on personal products like \\u201cbutt-enhancing trunks.\\u201d'