As the Opium problem Continues, six States Sue Purdue Pharma
By Paul, SchottSix states this 7 days sued Purdue Pharma alleging deceptive marketing of its drugs, as litigation continues to mount versus the Stamford Inc. attached to its role in the national Opium problem. The accusations in the Fresh complaints filed in Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee & Texas parallel those made in hundreds of other lawsuits filed by cities, provinces & states in the past few years. meantime, a Cleveland-based federal judge, Dan Polster, is overseeing "multidistrict litigation" comprising various 100 the complaints filed versus Purdue & other Opium makers & distributors. however, 3 statuses -- 2 of that name Purdue as a defendant -- can be heard in an experience starting following March. A possible settlement that would arise from the multidistrict litigation would continue to involve Connecticut & other states that haven't sued, according to sources familiar with the process.
Opium Epidemic: six further States only Sued the Oxycontin producer
as informed in Lawsuits filed versus Oxycontin producer Purdue Pharma & other drugmakers by Tennessee & Florida cast further Uncertainty about the viability of settlement talks aimed at addressing the U.S. Opium epidemic. They joined further than 20 other states which have sued companies including Purdue, Johnson & Johnson (jnj) & McKesson Corp. (mck) over the products. The premier experience there is scheduled for March, although settlement talks still. George Jepsen, Connecticut's attorney general & another leader of the multistate talks, said Slatery & Bondi ought press ahead by settlement talks. Other attorneys general have dropped through the talks because they wanted to move aggressively to recover the billions of dollars spent on the Opium problem.collected by :Lucy William