Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries have lost a bid to delay a multi-million-dollar trial in which they will be accused of helping to fuel an abuse and overdose epidemic in Oklahoma. Purdue is now believed to be considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to halt the case. Official reports have said opioids were involved in 47,600 deaths in 2017. But the judge said the drugmakers had not established the state’s actions had prejudiced them. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been under fire since it was revealed that veterans died while waiting months or years for medical care at some VA hospitals. The Oklahoma trial is set for May. The firms deny wrongdoing and say the products carry warning labels.
Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries have lost a bid to delay a multi-million-dollar trial in which they will be accused of helping to fuel an abuse and overdose epidemic in Oklahoma. Purdue is now believed to be considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to halt the case. Official reports have said opioids were involved in 47,600 deaths in 2017. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been under fire since it was revealed that veterans died while waiting months or years for medical care at some VA hospitals. The Oklahoma trial is set for May. The firms deny wrongdoing and say the products carry warning labels.