Purdue Pharma wants a lawsuit dismissed that accuses the company of profiting from the opioid crisis by aggressively marketing OxyContin
The motion to dismiss the suit accuses Massachusetts prosecutors of trying to"vilify Purdue and its employees and directors."A spokesperson for Attorney General Maura Healey confirmed receipt of the motion and plans to oppose it.This is the second motion to dismiss filed by the company's legal defense. The court did not initially rule on the first motion because the Attorney General's office amended the complaint.
The unredacted complaint The unredacted court documents say that Purdue Pharma secretly pursued a plan, dubbed"Project Tango," to become"an end-to-end pain provider" by selling both opioids and drugs to treat opioid addiction. Meanwhile, owners on the board -- members of the Sackler family, one of America's wealthiest -- reaped more than $4 billion in opioid profits.
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