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The pair found dead in their Mt. Read Boulevard home on Wednesday are George St. George, 74, and his wife, Margaret St. George, 63, said Greece Police Sgt. Jared Officers were called to the home Wednesday morning after Margaret St.

George did not report to work. Greece Police Chief Patrick Phelan said the couple died after being shot. He did not share further details on their injuries or who was the shooter. Neighbors said the couple was married for about 10 years and was amidst a divorce. Police identify 2 killed in apparent murder-suicide VICTORIA E.

FREILE Broome County is suing a slew of opioid manufacturers for of the drugs behind the opioid epidemic, and is seeking millions of dollars in damages. Filed Wednesday in state Supreme Court on behalf of Broome and Erie counties, the suit alleges multiple companies, including Purdue Pharma L.P. and Janssen Pharmaceuticals engaged in acts and practices, false advertising, public nuisance, violation of New York Social Services laws, fraud and unjust according to a statement released by the firm. companies, beginning around 1994, embarked on a campaign to basically mislead prescribing physicians about the addictive characteristics of these said Paul Hanly, firm shareholder and lead counsel on the case, in an interview Friday. companies essentially created a whole bunch of false marketing and pseudo-science that suggested that as long as you were taking these medica- tions for actual physical pain, and not to get high, you would not get addicted.

And just simply Hanly said. The suit mirrors one filed on behalf of Suffolk County in August by the same law firm. Purdue Pharma asked the judge in that case to dismiss the suit, a usual strategy for defendants in these types of cases, Hanly said. He expects the defendants in this case will also ask for a dismissal. Former Broome County Executive Debbie administration reached out to Simmons Hanly Conroy after the Suffolk suit was filed, as did Erie, Nassau and Schenectady counties, Hanly said.

The county said in October it was in talks withthe Manhattan-based lawyers. Jessica Castles Smith, a spokesperson for Janssen Pharmaceuticals said the products carry FDA- mandated warnings about known risks on every label, and that its opioid medications doctors and patients important choices to help manage the debilitating effects of chronic firmly believe the allegations in this lawsuit are both legally and factual- ly she said via email. Arepresentative from Purdue Phar- ma said in an emailed statement the company shares concerns about the opioid crisis Although Oxy- Contin accounts for only 2 percent of all pain-related opioid prescriptions, Purdue is an industry leader in abuse deterrence, as we were the first pharmaceutical company to develop an opioid medication with abuse-deterrent Broome County Executive Jason Garnar applauded the lawsuit, saying law enforcement or treatment, (the opioid epidemic) is a tremendous cost to the taxpayers. The intent of this lawsuit is to hold the pharmaceutical companies and doctors who misled the public on the harmful effects of these drugs Opioid manufacturers may be facing more legal battles. In late 2015, the City of Chicago sued six pharmaceutical companies, claiming they overstated the benefits and failed to properly disclose their risks.

Purdue has settled to the tune of tens and hundreds of millions of dollars in similar cases. In 2007, it agreed to a $19.5 million settlement with 26 states. It pleaded guilty that same year in a federal case that resulted in $600 million in fines and fees. In 2015, it settled a case with Kentucky for $24 million. Broome is also suing four doctors who it says acted on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry to share information with the medical community they knew to be false.

Alexis Pleus of the nonprofit advocacy organization TruthPharm applauded what she called in seeking to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for problems that arise from opioid addiction. the financial relief arrives, it would seem appropriate to have the funds go directly to providing addiction treatment and she said. Follow Twitter. Broome County sues opioid makers Lawsuit targets HANNAH SCHWARZ AND JOHN ROBY companies basically mislead prescribing physicians about the addictive characteristics of these PAUL HANLY LEAD COUNSEL MAX PHOTOGRAPHER Rochester City Ballet performed Green Eggs and Ham for students, including those from the Rochester School for the Deaf, at Nazareth College on Friday. The ballet included sign language narration as part of the choreography to connect with deaf community.

Tickets are still available for Green Eggs and Ham for performances at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Nazareth Arts Center. MAX PHOTO Rochester City Ballet performed Green Eggs and Ham at Nazareth College Friday. Tickets are still available for the 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday shows at Nazareth Arts Center.

Eggs and a delicious ballet.