West Fargo joins suit against Purdue Pharma; move helps state get larger piece of settlement pie

West Fargo joins suit against Purdue Pharma; move helps state get larger piece of settlement pie

WEST FARGO — To ensure North Dakota receives as much money as it can from the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy trust, which was created to help pay for a nationwide opioid settlement, West Fargo added its name to the list of communities that joined the class action lawsuit. Purdue Pharma is the manufacturer of OxyContin and is estimated by several attorneys general to be in the midst of one of the largest settlements in the nation due to its role in the…