A tentative settlement involving Purdue Pharma’s role in the nation’s opioid addiction crisis falls short of a national settlement. “The agreement with about half the states and
attorneys representing roughly 2,000 local governments would have Purdue file for a structured bankruptcy and pay as much as $12 billion over time, with about $3 billion coming from the Sackler
family,” according to The Associated Press. “That number involves future profits and the value of drugs currently in development.”
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