OSSIPEE — Carroll County commissioners finally learned who Strafford County commissioners are asking them to sue over the opioid crisis, and it turns out to be "pharmaceutical giants" not "pharmaceutical watchdogs" as the Carroll County commissioners were told previously.
A lawyer working on the case for Strafford County said the counties have a very good case.
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