OxyContin Files

W. Va. Decision, 2004

In a 2004 de­cision, a West Vir­gin­ia judge ruled that Plaintiffs’ shows Purdue “could have tested the safety and ef­fic­acy of Oxy­con­tin at eight hours, and could have amended their la­bel, but did not.” Purdue settled the case be­fore tri­al, agree­ing to pay the state $10 mil­lion.