nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Opioid Scandal Haunts Drug Companies As They Respond To Pandemic||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Thousands of lawsuits that ground to a halt because of COVID-19 are moving forward again as local, state and federal courts reopen around the U.S.

Purdue Pharma, with headquarters in downtown Stamford, Conn., was forced into bankruptcy last year by the opioid crisis. As drug firms race to position themselves as key players in the coronavirus fight, the industry faces a renewed wave of civil lawsuits stemming from its role in the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic.

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Opioid Scandal Haunts Drug Companies As They Respond To Pandemic

Thousands of lawsuits that ground to a halt because of COVID-19 are moving forward again as local, state and federal courts reopen around the U.S.

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