Summit County is suing 11 drug manufacturers and 3 distributors for their part in creating the opiod epidemic that has killed over a thousand people in our area over the past 5 years. 21 other communities and government agencies have joined in the suit as well, including Akron, Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Norton, and Green.

Summit County Executive, Ilene Shapiro, says county will spend a quarter of a billion dollars on dealing with the issue over a ten years, and although they are asking for monetary compensation; it's about more than just that. "We want these practices to stop", she says.