in june 1, 2018, massachusetts attorney general maura healey notified eight members of the sackler family richard stephen sackler, beverly sackler, david sackler, ilene sackler lefcourt, jonathan sackler, kathe sackler, mortimer david alfons (mortimer) sackler, theresa sackler, as well as purdue's peter boer, judith lewent, cecil pickett, paulo costa, ralph snyderman, john stewart, mark timney, and craig landau of her intention to file a 300-page lawsuit accusing purdue and eight members of the sackler family and nine other people currently or formerly associated with the company "of misleading doctors and patients about the risks of oxycontin." healey alleged that "purdue deceived patients and doctors to get them to prescribe and take the addictive drug." healey said in the court complaint that, "revealing the truth about purdue's misconduct is important to achieve justice and make sure deception like purdue's never happens again." on june 16, nbc described healey's lawsuit that named eight of the sackler family members, as an "unusual step".