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Column: Opioid trial must be completely open

By Deborah Fisher|2018-06-15T10:58:41-05:00June 15, 2018|Categories: Open Courts, public records lawsuits Tennessee, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government|Tags: Deborah Fisher, Herbert Slatery, Jack McElroy, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Rick Hollow, TCOG news|0 Comments

An OxyContin tablet. Purdue Pharma, who makes OxyContin, has asked for a protective order in a Knoxville circuit court to keep concealed some details of allegations by the state of Tennessee that it violated a 2007 court order and the state's consumer protection laws. In 2007, the state of Tennessee and 25 other states reached a $19.5 million settlement agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, who they alleged was violating consumer laws in the marketing of their cash cow opioid drug. Among other allegations, the states said Purdue engaged in illegal marketing and downplayed the risks of addiction. Tennessee’s portion of the settlement was about $720,000. Kentucky [...]

TCOG executive director Deborah Fisher elected to NFOIC board

Deborah Fisher, executive director of Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, was elected to the National Freedom of Information Coalition Board of Directors at the organization's annual FOI summit in Denver Oct 9-10. Deborah Fisher Fisher was among three new additions to the NFOIC board. Also elected to three-year terms were: David Cuillier, Director of the University of Arizona School of Journalism and chair of the Society of Professional Journalists, Jeff Roberts, executive director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, and Justin Silverman, executive director of New England First Amendment Coalition. Fisher has been executive director of TCOG, a non-partisan non-profit organization devoted exclusively to promoting and preserving [...]