North Carolina A.G. Stein Issues Statement on Purdue Pharma Bonuses
October 03, 2019
October 03, 2019
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement:
Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a formal objection to Purdue Pharma's move to pay out $38 million in employee bonuses after it filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago and is in the midst of several lawsuits over its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. Attorney General Stein objected to Purdue's request for authorization for incentive, bonus, and severance plans.
Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a formal objection to Purdue Pharma's move to pay out $38 million in employee bonuses after it filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago and is in the midst of several lawsuits over its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. Attorney General Stein objected to Purdue's request for authorization for incentive, bonus, and severance plans.