opioid settlements

Four States Propose $48 Billion Settlement In Global Opioid Lawsuit

The $48 billion offer is still a far cry from the estimated $504 billion in damages caused to the country in 2015 alone.

Allegations surrounding Luther Strange’s role in the opioid settlements have created a deeper partisan divide.

“That’s the last time I use that calculator,” an Oklahoma judge said, according to CNN.

Tight controls will be needed to guarantee that all funds support evidence-based methods of prevention and treatment.

Arizona’s attorney general indicated that in light of new information, the $3 billion that the Sacklers had agreed to pay is not enough.

Big Pharma lawyers argue that their clients will not get a fair trial with Judge Dan Polster because of his desire for a settlement.

“A United States public option for pharmaceutical production would address a range of problems in an industry rife with market failure.”

The New York Attorney General’s office was able to identify shell companies that were used to conceal the Sacklers’ riches.

The deal does not include any admission of wrongdoing by Purdue Pharma or the Sackler family.

The newly proposed deal would involve the Sackler family giving up control of Purdue, and paying at least $3 billion toward the settlement.