Legal Opinion
Kentucky ex rel. Conway v. Purdue Pharma, L.P.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 26, 2011No. Nos. 04-MD-1603 (SHS), 08 Civ. 3380(SHS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*593 OPINION & ORDER
SIDNEY H. STEIN, District Judge.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky— through its Attorney General Jack Conway — and Pike County (collectively, the “Commonwealth”) commenced this action in Kentucky state court alleging that defendants Purdue Pharma, L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., The Purdue Pharma Frederick Company, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals, L.P., P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, and Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (collectively, “Purdue”) violated Kentucky state law by misleading health care providers, consumers, and government officials regarding the risks of addiction…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re Oxycontin Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
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