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Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat'

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A former McKinsey & Co partner sued the global consulting firm on Friday and accused it of defaming him and making him a "scapegoat" to distract attention from its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other manufacturers of opioid pain medications.

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Reuters

Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat'

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids ‘scapegoat’

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A former McKinsey & Co partner sued the global consulting firm on Friday and accused it of defaming him and making him a “scapegoat” to distract attention from its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other manufacturers of opioid pain medications. Arnab Ghatak, who was fired in 2021, filed the lawsuit in New York state court just two days after Reuters and others reported that the U.S. Department of Ju…

15 days ago

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Law360

Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat'

A former McKinsey & Co. partner lobbed defamation claims at the consulting firm, claiming Friday that it lied to the government and the public about his purported role in deleting evidence amid government investigations into the firm's work with opioid manufacturers, an alleged scheme designed to make him the "scapegoat."

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