'Behind the Blue': Richard Ausness Discusses Drug Companies, Opioids and the Law

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2019) — Educated at the University of Florida and Yale University, Richard Ausness joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1973. Ausness is the Stites and Harbison Professor of Law in the college and is active teaching classes and conducting legal research.

Lately, Ausness is often contacted by news media outlets across the nation for his expertise regarding lawsuits stemming from the opioid addiction crisis.

On this week’s episode of “Behind the Blue,” UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications’ Carl Nathe visits with Ausness to talk about his career at UK and his legal scholarship, including his work dealing with this very serious societal issue.

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