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In three hours of emotional testimony, over two dozen people were able to directly confront the Purdue Pharma owners about the human toll of the crisis.

Yale University is severing ties with the disgraced Sackler family over their involvement in the opioid crisis by removing wealthy donor familys name from medical school and professorships.

Some criticize settlement, which leaves amount to go to victims of addictive OxyContin unchanged while shielding family from further attempts to make them pay for crisis

Purdue Pharma has agreed to an updated settlement over its role in enabling the opioid crisis after members of the Sackler family up their contribution to $6 billion.

The deal follows an earlier settlement that had been appealed by eight states and the District of Columbia.

In all, the settlement plan could be worth more than $10 billion over time.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis that includes virtually all U.S. states and

Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family ...

Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to staunch a flood of lawsuits facing the maker of OxyContin.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis that includes 48 U.S. states and thousands of local governments, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion.