OxyContin

He says his investigation suggests the pill contains a potential lethal amount of Fentanyl. Curtice says he's sent a sample to the Washington State Patrol crime lab for analysis. There's no word on when the results will be available.

SEATTLE (AP) — The maker of the pain medication OxyContin has asked a federal judge in Seattle to throw out a Washington city's lawsuit seeking to hold the drugmaker responsible for allowing its pills to flood the black market and into Everett...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A city in Washington state is suing Purdue Pharma, maker of the pain medication OxyContin, in an unusual case that alleges the drugmaker knowingly allowed pills to be funneled into the black market and into the city. The city of Everett, north of Seattle, wants the drugmaker to pay for damages to the community...

EVERETT (AP) — The city of Everett has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the powerful painkiller OxyContin. The Daily Herald reports the civil lawsuit against Purdue Pharma was filed Thursday. Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson says the drug manufacturer needs to be held accountable for a surge in overdose deaths in the community...