in a statement, janssen pharmaceuticals said "the allegations in the lawsuits are both legally and factually unfounded." on august 27th, a judge put the case on hold until the food and drug administration completes a study about the safety and efficacy of opioid drugs. another major claim by the counties is that the drug companies had help in changing popular opinion about opioids, from "key opinion leaders," prominent and influential pain doctors. >> they simply didn't just hire these individuals to talk about the drugs, they actually influenced, worked with, and used them to spread their deceptive messages about the risk and benefits of these drugs for the treatment of chronic pain. >> and how did they allegedly do that? >> the lawsuit explains in detail about the various ways that they worked with these individuals, including sponsorship, money, as well as editing and control oftentimes over their messaging. >> can you name some of these key opinion leaders that are listed in the lawsuit? >> one of them is dr. lynn webster. >> well-- i'd like to see the evidence. i've looked at their docu