Civil Litigation
Jun. 4, 2019
California’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma is one of many following a big settlement
State Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s lawsuit against OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma L.P. and a former executive is part of a new wave of opioids litigation barreling through the United States in the wake of a $270 million Oklahoma settlement.
State Attorney General Xavier Becerra's lawsuit against OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma L.P. and a former executive is part of a new wave of opioids litigation barreling through the United States in the wake of a $270 million Oklahoma settlement.
The new complaint, filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, came as Hawaii, Maine and Washington, D.C, also sued Purdue Pharma and founding family member Richard Sackler. It's separa...
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