Yearly Archives: 2019

The State’s complaint against AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation has been released. To read the complaint, click here: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2019/pr19-50-complaint.pdf

Amerisource shipped hundreds of millions of prescription opioids to Tennessee pharmacies for years, even when it knew the drugs were being abused and sold on the street. https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2019/10/7/pr19-41.html

Nashville- Purdue Pharma announced today it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for it and all affiliated U.S. companies in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2019/9/16/pr19-36.html

Specifically, the lawsuit reveals how Endo’s marketing activities resulted in Tennessee having the highest prescription rates of Opana ER in the country resulting in a wave of addiction, death, and the spread of a rare blood disorder and Hepatitis C … Read More

The State’s lawsuit, filed in Knoxville, alleges Endo violated the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and contributed to a devastating public health crisis in Tennessee. Read more: https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2019/5/14/pr19-14.html

After years of denial, Purdue finally recognized its role in creating the opioid crisis. The opioid epidemic is nationwide and deserves far reaching relief. https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2019/3/26/pr19-10.html