The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against major manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs, alleging their responsibility for an opioid addiction epidemic that is devastating Menominee community, families, and individuals. The lawsuit seeks to hold these manufacturers and distributors financially responsible for harm they have caused to the Menominee Tribe and its members and to compel them to change their conduct to help end this epidemic. The complaint, filed on behalf of the tribe by the Robins Kaplan LLP in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, accuses the defendants of allegedly marketing prescription opioids in a manner that fraudulently concealed and minimized their addiction risk, and failing to comply with federal prescription drug laws intended to prevent the diversion of prescription opioids and prevent their abuse.