Purdue Pharma and Sacklers reach new $7.4bn settlement over opioids crisis

Settlement resolves thousands of lawsuits alleging Oxycontin caused addiction crisis

The Sackler family, which owns the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, has agreed to pay up to $7.4bn in a settlement to lawsuits arising from the opioid epidemic.

The sprawling deal, agreed between Purdue Pharma, Sackler family members involved in its ownership, thousands of victims of the opioid crisis, and state and local governments, is among the largest settlements of its kind.

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Purdue Pharma, Sackler family to pay $7.4 billion opioid settlement

Purdue Pharma, the manufacturers of OxyContin, and members of the family that own the company, will pay billions to victims of the opioid crisis, as well as state and local governments.
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Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach new settlement agreement in opioid cases

Purdue Pharma and the members of the Sackler family who own the company agreed in principle to pay a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over their alleged role in the opioid ...
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Purdue Pharma and Sackler family to pay $7.4 billion in OxyContin settlement

Members of the Sackler family, who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the opioid painkiller.
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