City of Boston sues drugmakers over opioid epidemic

The City of Boston filed a lawsuit Thursday against several pharmaceutical companies that make opioid drugs, joining dozens of other cities and towns in Massachusetts — as well as Attorney General Maura Healey — in seeking damages over the opioid crisis. The city, along with the Boston Public Health Commission and the Boston Housing Authority, filed a complaint in Suffolk County Superior Court Thursday afternoon against Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma LP; i ts predecessor company, Purdue Frederick…
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