OxyContin maker Purdue to use trusts and Sackler cash to settle opioid lawsuits
The billionaire Sackler family, who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, has agreed to pay nearly $4.3 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States. The huge payment from the Sacklers is part of a larger restructuring plan filed by Purdue on Monday night that intends to get the Connecticut-based … Read more