In a tentative bench ruling handed down earlier this month, Orange County Judge Peter Wilson said he would not make four opioid manufacturers pay $52 billion to abate the state’s opioid crisis.

Setting the stage for an appeal, four drug companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis in California submitted a final statement of decision, seeking to cement an Orange County judge's tentative ruling in their favor.

In a tentative bench ruling handed down earlier this month, Orange County Judge Peter Wilson said he would not make four opioid manufacturers pay $52 billio...

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