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West Virginia Attorney General Opposes Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Plan

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said he will oppose OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan, arguing that West Virginia would get shorted in settlement money. Purdue’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost last week as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model gave their support. But nine states, including West Virginia, did not sign onto the proposal. Morrisey previously said he opposed the proposal on separate grounds. He reiterated Tuesday that the allocation formula “fails to recognize the disproportionate harm caused by opioids in our state.”

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