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Attorneys Target Kratom Companies With Growing Number of Lawsuits

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Throughout the 2020s, consumers of kratom products have been suing vendors for both wrongful death and deceptive marketing, including failure to disclose risks on packaging that resulted in adverse health outcomes. Recently, Rusty Webb, a personal injury lawyer from West Virginia, announced in media outlets that these lawsuits are about to ramp up. “I, along …

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Wave of Negative News Engulfs Kratom Since FDA Move to Schedule 7-OH

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A wave of negative media coverage (more than usual) has engulfed kratom in the weeks following the FDA’s July 29 recommendation to classify 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) as an illicit substance. While the agency’s move targets products containing an abundance of 7-OH—not the plain leaf kratom that contains near-zero amounts of 7-OH—news outlets have blurred the distinction, …

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