Attorneys: OxyContin maker agrees to tentative settlement
HARTFORD, Conn. — Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation’s opioid crisis.Attorney Paul Farrell said in a text message Wednesday that they have agreed to a deal that has been on the table for several weeks.Sources with direct knowledge of the talks say that Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue will pay up to $12 billion over time and that the Sackler family, […]
