By Adam Fleischer ( October 16, 2017, 12:53 PM EDT) -- The evolution of the worst drug crisis in American history is picking up speed, as the legal implications for the drug and insurance industries have become even more pronounced in recent weeks. As discussed in previous articles, the opioid epidemic that is killing more than 91 Americans each day has sprouted over 100 lawsuits across the country against the manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies that are alleged to have either negligently or fraudulently misrepresented and mismanaged the proper means of using, prescribing and dispensing opioids. Over 60 such suits are currently the subject of a motion for consolidation in a federal multidistrict litigation. With the damages and deaths mounting, legislative proposals have come under fire for falling far short of what is needed. New developments in recent days have broadened the liability attacks on the pharmaceutical industry, and have alleged governmental complicity, all of which may have significant impacts on insurers involved in the crisis....