Judge sees benefit in pausing lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue
October 11, 2019 at 14:51 PM EDT
A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge signaled support on Friday for a six-month pause to litigation led by 24 states against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP to give the company time to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging it fueled a deadly nationwide opioid crisis.
