Missouri attorney general sues opioid manufacturers REUTERS 10:10 AM ET 6/21/2017 Symbol Last Price Change JNJ 134.745up +0.525 (+0.39%) ENDP 11.53 +0.49 (+4.44%) QUOTES AS OF 10:23:44 AM ET 06/21/2017 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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