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NY Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors Includes Billionaire Family Behind OxyContin NY Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors Includes Billionaire Family Behind OxyContin
NY Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors Includes Billionaire Family Behind OxyContin New York is taking on big pharmaceutical companies, announcing the “nation’s most comprehensive lawsuit against opioid distributors and manufacturers,” Attorney Letitia James said. James filed the lawsuit against the Sackler family, and other distributors, which are responsible for the widespread of OxyContin abuse, alleging that the drugmaker Purdue Pharma helped spark an opioid crisis that led to the deaths of thousands. The lawsuit, announced Thursday, March 28, alleges that through years of false and deceptive marketing, and by ignoring their duties to prevent the unlawful diversion of …

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