Idaho Secures $24M More in Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma

Idaho secures $24M more in settlement with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma

The office of the Idaho Attorney General | Nate Sunderland, EastIdahoNews.com BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s Office announced this week that the state is set to receive more than $24 million in the latest settlement with opioid manufacturers. The settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, is set to dole out most of the funds within the first three years, but the distribution process will…

Mississippi secures nearly $41 million in opioid settlement

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi is expected to receive nearly $41 million from a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The state sued Purdue in December 2015, and shortly after, other attorneys general launched a multistate investigation of Purdue. “The opioid epidemic has claimed far too many lives [...]

Mississippi to receive $41 million from settlement with defunct pharmaceutical company

Mississippi will receive a total of $41 million over the next 15 years from a now-defunct pharmaceutical company accused of fueling a nationwide opioid crisis. Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced on Friday that Mississippi will receive the funds as part of an overarching $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners. Mississippi sued the company, which permanently shuttered operations on May 1, in 2015, joining attorneys general fr…