Some states have refused to sign onto the deal which would put Purdue Pharma into bankruptcy and extract billions of dollars from the company’s founders.
KGVO News reached out to Purdue Pharma following the announcement of a federal lawsuit by the State of Montana charging Purdue with deliberately promoting its opiod drug OxyContin despite knowing the addictive nature of the medication
On Monday, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced his office has filed a lawsuit in Helena against Purdue Pharma, maker of the opiod painkiller OxyContin.