Five More US States Sue OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic
The Purdue Pharma offices in Stamford, Connecticut. In 2007 in the United States, the company pleaded guilty and agreed to pay more than $600 million in fines for misleading the public about the risks of OxyContin. In Canada, Purdue faces just one class-action lawsuit for $20 million. AP Photo/Douglas Healey, File
Five U.S. states on May 16 filed lawsuits accusing Purdue Pharma LP of illegally marketing and selling opioids, escalating the wave of litigation over a nationwide abuse epidemic.
Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, West Virginia and Wisconsin joined 39 states to file lawsuits targeting Purdue Pharma and its leaders, including former president Richard Sackler and his family.
