Wisconsin Right Now reports that Judge Susan Crawford, a candidate in the upcoming state Supreme Court election, has deep ties to an Israeli Big Pharma company that entered into a massive settlement for its “key role in fueling the opioid epidemic that led to the deaths of thousands of Wisconsinites.”

As a private attorney, Crawford represented Teva Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiary Actavis on multiple occasions. According to data from the DEA, Activis was determined to be one of the three multinational companies responsible for the vast majority of the 76 billion opioid pills produced and shipped into the US from 2006 to 2012. The Washington Post noted that “Actavis’ sales of the generic version of OxyContin and other drugs containing oxycodone grew from 559 million in 2006 to more than 1.1 billion in 2012.”

Lawsuits allege that Teva played a major role in the United States opioid crisis, which killed more than 13,000 Wisconsinites between 2000 and 2022.

In 2023, Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul announced the final approval of a $17.3 billion multi-state settlement with drug makers, including Teva. “The opioid crisis has resulted in harm to countless people, and those who fueled the crisis must be held accountable,” Kaul said.

For years, Susan Crawford prioritized the interests of this international Big Pharma company above the safety and well-being of Wisconsin residents. Is that who you want sitting on the state Supreme Court, deciding the future of our state?

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