For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid OxyContin for the treatment of chronic pain.

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a ...

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Purdue Pharma, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to a historic $7.4 billion settlement in a lawsuit stemming from the deadly toll of their drug.

The new settlement deal could net Pennsylvania and Delaware as much as $212 million and $27 million, respectively, in payouts.

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to $7.4 billion to resolve mass opioid litigation.

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This settlement is among the largest in recent years as lawsuits seek to hold companies accountable for the US opioid epidemic.

Pennsylvania expects to receive $212 million over 15 years as part of a multi-state settlement with the Sackler family.

Several states have reached a $7 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma based on the Sackler family's role in creating the opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today. The ...