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Opioid Settlement Talks Stumble With Trial Set for Monday

CLEVELAND — After a long day of negotiations on Friday between major drug industry corporations and thousands of local governments and states suing over the companies’ role in the opioid epidemic, talks ended with the parties — even among the plaintiffs — still far apart. “We worked hard to put together a $ 48 billion… Read More: Opioid Settlement Talks Stumble With Trial Set for Monday »

Sacklers vs. States: Settlement Talks Stumble Over Foreign Business

Purdue Pharma’s negotiations to settle thousands of lawsuits over the company’s role in the opioids crisis have turned into a standoff between members of the Sackler family, who own the company, and a group of state attorneys general over how much the family should pay and whether it can continue selling drugs abroad. The Sacklers… Read More: Sacklers vs. States: Settlement Talks Stumble Over Foreign Business »