Purdue Pharma, the OxyContin maker accused of helping to spark and fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic, has reportedly agreed to pay $270 million to settle a lawsuit with Oklahoma
Purdue Pharma, the OxyContin maker accused of helping spark and fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic, has reportedly agreed to pay $270 million to settle a lawsuit with Oklahoma.
The settlement is the first resolution of hundreds of lawsuits filed by state and local governments across the country, and it could provide a measuring stick for others seeking redress for the damages inflicted by opioids.The settlement comes two months before Purdue, Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceutical were scheduled to go to trial for promoting OxyContin to physicians.
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