Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 bln national opioid settlement

Purdue Pharma to pay TN, other states billions for role in opioid crisis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bipartisan coalition of states, including Tennessee, will receive $7.4 billion from Purdue Pharma, Inc. and members of the Sackler family for their "instrumental" role in the crisis. The settlement is the largest to date with respect to individuals' contributions to the opioid crisis. A Thursday announcement from the Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's office said Tennessee could receive more than $90 milli…

Pennsylvania to get $212 million from opioids settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family

Pennsylvania will receive up to $212 million from Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their roles in the opioid crisis, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said. Pennsylvania is among 15 states that will receive money from a multi-state, $7.4 billion settlement. Purdue Pharma produces OxyContin, a painkiller that can be addictive.

Sackler settlement will sustain Phillipsburg’s LEAD program

A local nonprofit entered into a shared services agreement with the Town of Phillipsburg to preserve a program to help vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals stay drug free and crime free, a news release by the town states.The program provided through Prevention is Key’s non-profit social services agency LEAD-Phillipsburg will be sustained through money granted through the National Opioids Settlement apportioned to the Town of Phillipsburg.

Utah expected to join at least a dozen states in Purdue Pharma settlement

Since 2019, Utah’s Division of Consumer Protection has pursued allegations that Purdue knew its prescription opioid OxyContin had a high risk of addiction and concealed that fact from consumers, while marketing it as less addictive than other painkillers. (Getty Images)Utah will receive $57 million to combat the state’s opioid crisis if it joins the $7.4 billion settlement against the Sackler family and their former company, Purdue Pharma, the m…

Officials: Sackler settlement a symbolic victory for West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The recently announced settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, will bring millions of dollars to West Virginia. More importantly, it represents

The Sacklers earned billions with Oxycontin. The painkiller is considered to have triggered the opioid crisis in the USA, which has claimed more than 100,000 lives. The family has now agreed to a new settlement.