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Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers Agree to New $6.5 Billion Deal for Opioid Lawsuits

January 27, 2025 No Comments

Purdue Pharma’s owners from the Sackler family have struck a new $6.5 billion settlement of mass litigation alleging they fueled addiction, reopening a path to end the longest and costliest corporate bankruptcy case stemming from the U.S. opioid crisis.

America At War: The Fentanyl Crisis Killing Hundreds of Thousands

July 5, 2022 No Comments

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a 134% increase in fentanyl seizures in fiscal year 2021 compared to fiscal year 2020. In south Texas alone, the increase was by 1,066%.

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers to pay $6 billion to settle opioid lawsuit

March 3, 2022 No Comments

Purdue Pharma and its owners, the billionaire Sackler family, will pay $6 billion to several states to settle a lawsuit brought about by the devastating opioid crisis, according to court papers.

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Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers Agree to New $6.5 Billion Deal for Opioid Lawsuits

America At War: The Fentanyl Crisis Killing Hundreds of Thousands

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers to pay $6 billion to settle opioid lawsuit

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