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    Massachusetts releases its full lawsuit against Purdue, the maker of OxyContin

    The Massachusetts attorney general’s office on Thursday made public a full copy of its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin.
    by Andrew Joseph Jan 31, 2019 2 minutes

    The Massachusetts attorney general’s office on Thursday made public a full copy of its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, which it accuses of igniting the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of its painkillers, including OxyContin.

    The court filing details how the company considered expanding into addiction treatment, how much the Sackler family that controls Purdue and company executives were paid, and how the company was advised by

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