PORTLAND, Maine — In an expected move, the city on Thursday brought a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers. With the filing of the suit in Cumberland County Superior Court, Portland joined a national legal push to hold drug companies responsible for the mounting financial and human toll of the opioid crisis. “This case is about one thing: corporate greed,” states the introduction to the nearly 400-page court document.

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