The outcome of a state Supreme Court case that involves generic drug prescriptions could have far-reaching consequences, according to Tallapoosa County District Attorney E. Paul Jones.

The case was filed by Jones and four other district attorneys, who accuse several large pharmaceutical companies of violating state law by filling prescriptions with generic drugs when a doctor prescribed a name brand. Some of the state’s top plaintiff lawyers helped the district attorneys file the suits and would share in any winnings.