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Purdue s Sackler family to pay Colorado $50 million in settlement over opioid crisis The $4.3 billion settlement is part of several lawsuits alleging Purdue Pharma pushed doctors to liberally prescribe opioids while downplaying their addictiveness. and last updated 2021-07-09 16:44:14-04 DENVER â In what could be the largest settlement paid by private citizens in U.S. history, the Sackler family, founders of Purdue Pharma, could pay $4.3 billion to 15 states. Colorado, one of the states in a lawsuit against the family, is also suing Purdue Pharma for predatory practices revolving around the prescription of opioids like Oxycontin. The opioids epidemic has touched so many across our state, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in an interview with Denver7. We can trace back a major cause to Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. ....
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