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Purdue Pharma: Bankruptcy filing would make lawsuits slower and costlier for plaintiff cities and states

  • Written by Nicolas Paul Terry, Professor of Law, Indiana University
Purdue Pharma: Bankruptcy filing would make lawsuits slower and costlier for plaintiff cities and statesPurdue faces about 2,000 lawsuits related to the opioid crisis.AP Photo/Toby Talbot

A report that Purdue Pharma may file for bankruptcy has manywondering how bankruptcy would affect the ongoing opioid litigation.

Nationwide the OxyContin maker as well as other drug manufacturers and distributors face about 2,000 lawsuits related to allegations that...

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