Judge Approves Opioid Settlement

Judge approves opioid settlement

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids under a new deal approved by a federal bankruptcy judge.

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Purdue Pharma's $7B Settlement Approved by Federal Judge

A federal judge officially approved drugmaker Purdue Pharma’s $7.4 billion deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of the opioid epidemic and pay victims, prosecutors in the case told USA TODAY. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane on Nov. 18 approved OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harms of the opioids. The Sackler family privately owned Purdue until the company filed for bankruptcy in 2019. T…