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File #: 207370    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 1/21/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/24/2019 Final action: 1/24/2019
Enactment date: 1/24/2019 Enactment #: 207370
Title: Urging Tufts University to make a full public accounting of its relationship with the Sackler Family and Purdue Pharmaceutical, and what actions it intends to take to end this relationship, in light of recent allegations of the Attorney General in MA v. Purdue Pharmaceutical ("The Sacklers, Purdue, and Tufts University").
Sponsors: Ben Ewen-Campen, Katjana Ballantyne, Jefferson Thomas ("J.T.") Scott, Jesse Clingan, Mark Niedergang, Mary Jo Rossetti, Matthew McLaughlin, Stephanie Hirsch, Wilfred N. Mbah, William A. White Jr.

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Urging Tufts University to make a full public accounting of its relationship with the Sackler Family and Purdue Pharmaceutical, and what actions it intends to take to end this relationship, in light of recent allegations of the Attorney General in MA v. Purdue Pharmaceutical ("The Sacklers, Purdue, and Tufts University").

 

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Urging Tufts University make a full public accounting of their relationship with the Sackler Family and with Purdue Pharmaceutical, and what actions it intends to take to end this relationship, in light of recent allegations made by the Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's Office in their January 15th Pre-Hearing Memorandum in the case of Massachusetts v. Purdue Pharmaceutical ("The Sacklers, Purdue, and Tufts University.")