City devastated by OxyContin use sues Purdue Pharma, claims drugmaker put profits over citizens' welfare
Los Angeles Times | January 19, 2017
A Washington city devastated by black-market OxyContin filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the painkiller’s manufacturer Thursday, alleging that the company turned a blind eye to criminal trafficking of its pills to “reap large and obscene profits” and demanding it foot the bill for widespread opioid addiction in the community.