Tennessee, Florida Opioid Suits Create New Settlement Doubts
- Attorneys General leading talks decide to sue opioid makers
- Purdue ‘disappointed’ states litigating rather than settling
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Lawsuits filed against Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma LP and other drugmakers by Tennessee and Florida cast more doubt about the viability of settlement talks aimed at addressing the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery and Florida’s Pam Bondi on Tuesday accused executives of Purdue and other opioid makers and distributors of fueling a public-health crisis by falsely claiming that the synthetic pain medicine wasn’t addictive. They joined more than 20 other states that have sued companies including Purdue, Johnson & Johnson and McKesson Corp. over the products.