Purdue Pharma

One lawsuit was filed by eight Northwest Florida counties and four cities, and another by Miami-Dade and two South Florida cities. They allege that McKinsey & Company “played an integral role in creating and deepening the opioid crisis.”

The pending settlement likely means Purdue will avoid going to trial in the sprawling and complicated case involving some 2,300 local governments across 23 states.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative deal Wednesday with about half the states and thousands of local governments over its role in the…

Lawsuits over the way drugmakers have marketed opioids are already putting a dent in companies' reputations. Litigation has forced the release of internal documents that are shifting the narrative.

An attorney for the company that makes the prescription opioid painkiller OxyContin says there is an opioid crisis.

Broward County filed a new lawsuit in federal court Monday against manufacturers of opioid drugs. Walmart, Walgreens, the McKesson Corp. and CVS Health...