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After Bankruptcy Filing, Purdue Pharma May Not Be off Hook

Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in the first step in a complex, multibillion-dollar plan by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits brought against it by state and local governments over the nation's deadly opioid disaster. About half the ...
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More States Sue Opioid Maker Alleging Deceptive Marketing

SACRAMENTO — California, Hawaii, Maine and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits Monday against the maker of OxyContin and the company's former president, alleging the firm falsely promoted the drug by downplaying the risk of addiction while it emerged as on...