New York sues makers of OxyContin days after company agrees to $270M settlement

New York sues makers of OxyContin days after company agrees to $270M settlement



New York attorney general announced Thursday the state is suing the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma which produces the highly addictive opioid pain-killer OxyContin, for their involvement in the nationwide opioid crisis just two days after the company agreed to pay $270 million to settle similar claims in Oklahoma.