Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III joined a broad coalition of 48 attorneys general in pushing federal regulators to examine recent progress in their fight against opioid abuse. The bipartisan coalition seeks a progress report regarding recent steps taken by … Read More
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
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2018/pr18-15.pdf
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2018/pr18-10.pdf
A bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General seeks documents and information from manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids as part of multistate investigations into the nationwide opioids epidemic. Read more: https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2017/9/19/pr17-13.html
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