New York City and nearly two dozen New York counties have filed a lawsuit against McKinsey & Co., accusing the consulting firm of turbocharging the opioid epidemic by helping devise strategies to boost prescription sales of the addictive painkillers.
The lawsuit was filed at the state Supreme Court in Suffolk County on June 1, with the plaintiffs accusing the company of contributing to “the worst man-made epidemic in history” by playing a “major role in crafting and implementing” deceptive marketing strategies to expand sales of opioids.
