Gerard Scimeca, Chairman of Consumer Action for a Strong Economy, said litigation has been initiated in states like Illinois through public nuisance lawsuits targeting businesses for issues such as plastic pollution and opioid abuse. The statement was made in an op-ed.

“Lawyers are expanding the scope of public nuisance laws in an attempt to hold businesses accountable for nearly every problematic issue imaginable,” said Scimeca. “Litigation has been initiated in Ohio, West Virginia, California and other states addressing such things as alleged plastic pollution, opioid abuse, energy production and recycling. Public nuisance law has been perverted from its original doctrine by rapacious lawyers exploiting societal problems for a massive payday. State legislatures can help rein in the expl

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