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Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states
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FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in Stamford, Conn. In an agreement disclosed late Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, N.Y., more than a dozen states have dropped their objections to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharmas reorganization plan, edging the company closer to resolving its bankruptcy case. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model now support it.
Attorney General: New York resolves lawsuit against Purdue Pharmaceutical
Letitia James says New York will get about $200 million from the nearly $4.5 billion mediation. That money came out of a multistate lawsuit over the opioid crisis. Author: WGRZ Staff, Associated Press Published: 7:40 PM EDT July 8, 2021 Updated: 7:40 PM EDT July 8, 2021
ALBANY, N.Y. New York s Attorney General says the state has resolved a lawsuit against Purdue Pharmaceutical that s going to shut it down for good.
Letitia James says New York will get about $200 million from the nearly $4.5 billion mediation.
That money came out of a multistate lawsuit over the opioid crisis, accusing Purdue and its owners, the Sackler family, of pushing opioids on addicts and fueling that crisis.
NY takes another step in fight against opioid crisis after reaching deal with Purdue Pharma
News 12 Staff
Updated on: Jul 09, 2021, 12:25am
New York is taking another step in its fight against the opioid crisis after reaching a deal with the controversial company that makes oxycodone.
New York is one of 15 states that reached a deal with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, the makers of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, over their role in fueling the nation s opioid epidemic.
The company and its executives are accused of misleading the public and doctors about just how addictive their drug really is.
New York is expected to get more than $200 million for drug treatment, prevention and recovery as part of a larger nationwide $4.5 billion settlement.
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