OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Pay $270 Million as It Settles the First of 1,600 Lawsuits
Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, has settled a lawsuit with the state of Oklahoma and will pay roughly $270 million over claims that the company helped fuel the opioid epidemic. Major media outlets all cite "people familiar with the matter," but neither Purdue nor Oklahoma's Attorney General have"