‘We Will Hold Them Accountable’: Another Handful Of States Sue Purdue Pharma Over Alleged Role In Opioid Crisis

California, Hawaii, Maine and the District of Columbia join a slew of other states, cities and counties suing the maker of OxyContin. "Purdue and the Sacklers traded the health and well-being of Californians for profit and created an unprecedented national public health crisis in the process," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said at a news conference announcing the legal action by his state.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2Z7FwIK