Colorado Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma for Fraud

Chris Jasurek
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Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman filed a lawsuit on Sept. 6 against the creator of OxyContin for playing “a significant role in causing the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic.”

The Colorado lawsuit says that Purdue Pharma LP and Purdue Pharma Inc deliberately deceived Colorado health care providers and consumers about the risk of addiction associated with its opioid products.

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