On Second Thought For Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019

About two dozen Georgia counties and cities are involved in one of the largest civil trials in U.S. history. They’re some of about 2,000 local governments suing opioid manufacturers and distributors. Learn about a proposal floated Tuesday to group participants into an unprecedented “negotiation class.” University of Georgia Law Professor Elizabeth Burch joins On Second Thought. Also, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Steven Rich from the Washington Post joins On Second Thought to outline how court proceedings are used to get documents and data that show where massive amounts of the drugs have gone in Georgia -- and the deadly results.