US states reach a $7.4bn settlement with the makers of OxyContin, a painkiller that fuelled a nationwide opioid epidemic. Also: President Trump tells international businesses to move to the US or face ...

Members of the family who own Purdue Pharma, the maker of oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin), and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of ...

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller.

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit, as owners of Purdue Pharma will pay billions over their role in the opioid crisis. The settlement was announced Thursday.

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to $7.4 billion to resolve mass opioid litigation.

Everything in my life is shaped by a company that put profits over human lives,” one woman who became addicted to OxyContin said.

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