Two Pharmaceutical Companies Sued By Local District Attorneys Have Now Filed A Lawsuit Against Drug Dealers In Kingsport Circuit Court. Endo Pharmaceuticals And Mallinckrodt LLC Have Filed Suit Against 10 Online Black Market Websites, Nearly 24 Defendants In Drug Distribution Cases And Previously Convicted Pill Mill Operators. The Filing Argues These Third Parties Are The Ones Truly Responsible For The Misuse And Abuse. These Two Opioid Manufacturers Were Sued Last Year By Prosecutors In Hawkins, Sullivan And Washington Counties. District Attorney General Barry Staubus Says This Action Has No Merit Legally Or Factually.