OxyContin marketer, opioid maker announce settlements totaling $500 million

Nevada secures $4.1 million in settlement with opioid marketing giant Publis

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Nevada will get $4.1 million from a company that developed sales tactics to market OxyContin to doctors based on conversations involving their patients. The settlement, a share of a $350 million from a multinational marketing firm called Publis, is the latest in the state's efforts in the battle against the harm done to Nevadans by opioid abuse and addiction. Publis acknowledged the harm it caused and agreed to stop accepting…

Ad agency Publicis to pay Arizona $8M over role in opioid crisis

Arizona's portion of a international ad firm's multimillion-dollar settlement over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis is about $8 million.

OxyContin marketer and opioid maker announce $500m settlements to avoid trial on their responsibility for crisis

Publicis is the first advertising company to reach a major settlement over the toll of opioids in the U.S.

Publicis to pay $350mn to settle US opioid crisis caseFinancial Times

Agreement with French group is the first prosecutors have made with an advertising agency over its alleged role

Marketer, drugmaker OK opioid settlements

An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers and a drugmaker announced separate agreements Thursday worth a total of $500 million to avoid going to trial on claims that they bore some responsibility for…

Marketer, drugmaker OK opioid settlements

An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers and a drugmaker announced separate agreements Thursday worth a total of $500 million to avoid going to trial on claims that they bore some responsibility for…