The Latest on lawsuits filed against opioid maker Purdue Pharma.

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Maine's attorney general says in a lawsuit that Purdue Pharma deceptively marketed opioid drugs in the state over a decade while the opioid crisis worsened.

Attorney General Aaron Frey filed the suit Monday against Purdue and members of the family that owns it. Lawsuits were also filed by California and the District of Columbia.

Frey says Purdue and the Sackler family misled Maine consumers and played a significant role in accelerating the opioid epidemic.

Maine set a state record for drug overdose deaths in 2017 with 417. The number declined to 354 last year.

Purdue has vowed to fight the lawsuits, calling them "misleading attacks." The company is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

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California's attorney general is suing the pharmaceutical company behind the painkiller OxyContin.

The lawsuit filed Monday accuses Purdue Pharma of falsely promoting the drug as not addictive even as it emerged as among the most widely abused in the United States.

State Attorney General Xavier Becerra accused Purdue and its former president, Richard Sackler, of stoking the crisis through its irresponsible practices.

America's most populous state is the latest to join a number of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma as the country grapples with a rising number of fatal drug overdoses linked to opioids.

Purdue settled a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma in March for $270 million. The company has also said it is pursuing several options, including bankruptcy.