Last week, members of the Sackler family, which owns the pharmaceutical company known for selling OxyContin, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with attorneys general from a coalition of states.

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Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma for their instrumental role in creating the opioid crisis. Up to $108 million of the settlement funds will be distributed to Massachusetts. The suit says that under the Sacklers’ leadership, Purdue inven…

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$108 MILLION FOR MASSACHUSETTS IN SETTELEMENT WITH PURDUE PHARMA

Pennsylvania will receive hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars as part of a massive settlement with those accused of being responsible for the opioid crisis.  AG Dave Sunday announced yesterday that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family agreed to pay seven-point-four-billion dollars to a bipartisan coalition of 15 states to resolve opioid lawsuits.  The states argued Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of OxyContin led to a national opioid addiction …

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PA to Receive Over $200 Million in Purdue Pharma Settlement

Sackler family agrees to $7.4 billion settlement over Purdue Pharma’s role in spreading OxyContin and fueling the opioid crisis Texas

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Sackler family agrees to $7.4 billion settlement over Purdue Pharma’s role in spreading OxyContin and fueling the opioid crisis – altnews.org

Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma for their central role in creating the opioid crisis.Purdue invented, manufactured, and aggressively marketed opioids for decades, fueling waves of addiction and overdose deaths across the country. The settlement ends the Sacklers’ con…

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Attorney General Phil Weiser helps secure $7.4 billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family for fueling opioid crisis

The Purdue Pharma offices are seen, May 8, 2007, in Stamford, Conn.(Douglas Healey / AP Photo) Surrounded by people involved with the fight against the opioid epidemic, New York Attorney General Letitia James (center) speaks about a settlement with regard to the opioid crisis at a news conference in New York, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.(Seth Wenig / AP Photo) By Geoff MulvihillThe Associated PressMembers of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue…

Montana to receive $16M from Purdue opioid settlement

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