 The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa today filed the civil lawsuit against the distributors of opioid prescription drugs. The lawsuit alleges that opioid distributors have engaged in an ongoing civil conspiracy to cause addiction for profit, quote, in reckless disregard of the consequences to Native American people, end quote. The lawsuit was filed in Carlton County District Court. The 47-page complaint names eight opioid distributors. The ban has not yet determined the dollar amount of damages they will seek in the case.