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City of Everett v. Purdue Pharma LP et al
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September 26, 2017
OxyContin Maker Can't Flee City's Suit Over Opioid Crisis
Purdue Pharma LP must face most of a lawsuit filed by the city of Everett, Washington, accusing the drugmaker of supplying OxyContin to "obviously suspicious" doctors and pharmacies and fueling the city's opioid crisis, a Washington federal judge said Monday.
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March 22, 2017
Pharma Slams Wash. City's Suit Over Illegal OxyContin Sales
Purdue Pharma LP on Monday urged a Washington federal court to dismiss a Washington city's lawsuit accusing the OxyContin manufacturer of allowing opioids to get in the wrong hands and hoping to recoup the costs of fighting addiction, saying the city can't hold it responsible for preventing illegal operations that were already known to local authorities.