Mississippi expected to receive $40.9 million in Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

Mississippi expected to receive $40.9 million in Purdue Pharma opioid settlement - Mississippi Monitor

By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     After a decade of efforts by attorneys general across the nation, the $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma was deemed legally effective earlier this month. Of that total, Mississippi is anticipated to receive about $40.9 million. Combined with previous settlements, the state has now secured more than $400 million in opioid settlement funds, according to the office of Mississippi Attorney Gene…

Idaho Is Getting Purdue Pharma Settlement Money , The State's Opioid Crisis Is Not Over

Witnessing a sizable legal settlement land in a state that has been quietly bleeding from a situation the settlement was meant to address evokes a certain emotion. From the finalized $7.4 billion countrywide deal with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, Idaho will get about $24.4 million. Over the course of 15 years, the majority of the funds will arrive in the first three. The arrangement has been appropriately portrayed by Attorney General R…

Mississippi expected to receive $40.9 million in Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

The Mississippi Attorney General says the state has now secured more than $400 million in opioid settlement funds. After a decade of efforts by attorneys general across the nation, the $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma was deemed legally effective earlier this month.