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Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $230 million to resolve lawsuits by hundreds of U.S. local governments and school districts alleging it fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its work for bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other drug companies.
Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $230m (about R4.4bn) to resolve lawsuits by hundreds of US local governments and school districts alleging it fuelled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its work for bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other drug companies.
Hundreds of US local governments and school districts alleged it fuelled an epidemic of addiction through its work for bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.
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The consulting firm has agreed to pay US$230-million in latest settlements that allege it aided pharmaceutical companies in helping create opioid crisis
The federal lawsuit, one of dozens filed across the country by school districts and local governments, seeks redress for alleged harm against children.