The American Pain Society filed for bankruptcy by the vote of its membership, which faced an array of costly legal battles.
Three details:
1. Ninety-three percent of members voted in favor of proceeding with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case.
2. The society faced lawsuits alleging that it and other medical associations were a front for opioid drugmakers that financially supported them.
3. The society's Journal of Pain, a top five journal for pain science, along with several research grants, will be dissolved or taken over by other organizations.