Arizona’s top attorney is accusing former opioid manufacturer executives of trying to sell a prescription drug through unethical means. Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that his office filed a consumer fraud lawsuit Wednesday against Chandler-based Insys Therapeutics Inc. The state …
Nevada’s attorney general expanded the state’s lawsuit against the maker of the opioid OxyContin this week to include the company’s former president, his family, other drugmakers, distributors and drugstores, including Walgreens, CVS and Walmart. The lawsuit naming more than 40 …
New Jersey is suing eight members of the family that founded opioid drug maker Purdue Pharma over the lethal toll of the drugs. The Sackler family wasn’t satisfied with “merely raking in” millions of dollars and instead wanted billions, according …
The use of opioids has significantly and continuously declined in the California workers’ compensation system since 2012, a trend that may be leading to a shift in the patterns of medical treatments for California’s injured workers as well as more …
Washington is the latest state to sue major distributors of opioids, saying the companies made billions of dollars while ignoring signs of a growing crisis fueled by addiction to the drugs. Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the lawsuit Tuesday against …
The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office is suing the maker of OxyContin, claiming the pharmaceutical company deceptively marketed opioid painkillers in the state. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the state filed the lawsuit Thursday in Laramie County Circuit Court against Purdue Pharma, …
Oregon’s attorney general has sued the pharmaceutical company that makes OxyContin, saying it misrepresented the risks and benefits of the drug and lied to a state regulatory agency to maximize profits. A spokesman at Purdue Pharma, targeted by last week’s …
California’s attorney general signaled that he expected to play a major role in settling a nationwide legal fight over the opioid crisis even though the state hasn’t been as hard-hit as others. Drugmakers and pharmaceutical wholesalers are facing more than …
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is reporting a significant reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers through a program launched four years ago. State Fund’s opioid-reduction strategy, which included early prevention in new cases and reduction of …
A northwestern New Mexico county is the latest to sue over the opioid crisis. Lawyers for San Juan County filed the challenge late last week against numerous pharmaceutical companies and distributors. The county is seeking relief for the costs of …
