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Wednesday, 06/21/2017 10:24:38 AM

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 10:24:38 AM

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Missouri attorney general sues opioid manufacturers
REUTERS 10:10 AM ET 6/21/2017
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June 21 (Reuters) - Missouri's attorney general on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against three major drug manufacturers claiming they fraudulently misrepresented the risks posed by opioid painkillers now at the center of a national addiction epidemic.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said the lawsuit was filed in a state court against Purdue Pharma LP, Johnson & Johnson's(JNJ)Janssen Pharmaceuticals and a unit of Endo International Plc(ENDP). (Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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