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2021
Massachusetts sues Publicis Health over Purdue work
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit against Publicis Health over its work for Purdue Pharma. The complaint alleges that Publicis Health helped develop marketing campaigns aimed at increasing opioid prescribing; Publicis Health denied the allegations.
2021
Purdue Pharma files proposed bankruptcy emergence plan
Purdue Pharma filed a proposed $10 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy, transform into a company directing profits toward the opioid crisis, and resolve more than 2,900 lawsuits. The filing was a proposal; parties with claims still had to vote on whether to accept it.
2020
Purdue Pharma launches claims advertising campaign
Purdue Pharma launched a $23.8 million advertising campaign to inform people harmed by its opioid products where to file claims against the company as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.
2019
Encinitas sues opioid manufacturers and distributors
The city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit against multiple companies and parties in the opioid industry, alleging that manufacturers and distributors engaged in conduct that led doctors to prescribe opioids and neglected to warn consumers about their addictiveness. The suit named Teva Pharmaceutical Industries USA Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Purdue Pharma's owners, the Sackler family.
2019
Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy amid opioid lawsuits
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy as the first step in a proposed settlement plan addressing thousands of opioid lawsuits brought by state and local governments. The company faced allegations that it oversold the benefits of its prescription painkillers and downplayed addiction risks; it pushed back against those accusations.