Minnesota Supreme Court hears arguments on stalemate of power in House of Representatives
The disarray in the non-functioning Minnesota House of Representatives comes down to five words in the state Constitution: “A majority in each house,” state Solicitor General Liz Kramer told the ...
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Purdue Pharma, owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over toll of OxyContin
The deal represents an increase over a previous settlement rejected by the Supreme Court because it protected members of the wealthy Sackler family from civil lawsuits even though they were not in ...
Massachusetts to receive more than $100 million from landmark opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
Massachusetts residents who lost relatives to opioid overdoses expressed elation Thursday after the family that built its fortune on the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin agreed to a new deal to ...
North Carolina to receive up to $150 million from opioid settlement
North Carolina will get a cut of a nationwide opioid settlement. Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners agreed to more than $7 billion. It is tied to claims that OxyContin caused a widespread ...
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Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 billion national opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid addiction ...
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Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4B in settlement
New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office has helped secure a historic settlement from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, as well as the family that owns the company. The $7.4 billion ...
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Purdue Pharma reaches new $7.4B opioid settlement deal. Here’s what Pennsylvania and Delaware stand to get
The new settlement deal could net Pennsylvania and Delaware as much as $212 million and $27 million, respectively, in payouts.
Sacklers, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4 billion settlement in opioid lawsuits
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to $7.4 billion to resolve mass opioid litigation.
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Utah likely to join national opioid settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma
Utah is expected to join a national settlement with Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin, for the company's role in the U.S. opioid epidemic. For its part, the state could receive nearly $60 million.
PA expected to receive over $200 million in settlement with OxyContin makers, if approved
Pennsylvania expects to receive $212 million over 15 years as part of a multi-state settlement with the Sackler family, who controlled Purdue Pharma, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Thursday.
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News Wrap: California crews battling new fires in Los Angeles area
In our news wrap Thursday, California firefighters are battling new fires in the Los Angeles area, Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma and the family who owns it will pay up to $7.4 billion to settle ...