UPDATE 1-New York county sues Purdue, J&J over opioid marketing
May 15, 2017 at 20:58 PM EDT
May 15 (Reuters) - A county in New York state has sued Purdue Pharma LP, Johnson & Johnson and other drugmakers, accusing them of engaging in fraudulent marketing that played down the risks of prescription opioid painkillers, leading to a drug epidemic.