U.S. States Approve $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma and Sacklers
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All 50 U.S. states, D.C., and four territories have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to resolve opioid litigation, aiming to fund addiction treatment and prevent further abuse, marking the largest settlement of its kind.
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- Historic Settlement Bars Sacklers from US Opioid Sales, Ends Purdue Pharma Control Newsweek
- Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach new $7.4 billion opioid settlement NPR
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