Endo Trustee Sues McKinsey Over ‘Reckless’ Opioid Sales Advice

Consulting giant McKinsey & Co. should pay for the harm it caused pharmaceutical maker Endo International Plc through its “reckless” advice on marketing and selling opioids, a bankruptcy plan trustee said in a lawsuit.

The suit, filed Thursday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, is brought on behalf of a trust created to pay unsecured creditors of Endo and its affiliates. Endo in March won court approval of a Chapter 11 plan that resolved its major opioid liabilities and handed the company to its lenders.

The trustee accuses McKinsey and its affiliates of ...