Maker of OxyContin reaches $270M settlement in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The maker of OxyContin and the family that owns the company have reached a $270 million settlement with the state of Oklahoma over the prescription painkiller's role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis, a person familiar with the agreement said Tuesday. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Oklahoma's attorney general scheduled an afternoon news conference to announce the settlement with Stamford, Purdue Pharma go...
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