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Pennsylvana and other states say OxyContin maker Purdue should not pay bonuses

The company filed for bankruptcy protection last month as it tries to settle 2,600 lawsuits over the toll of the nation’s opioid crisis.
By The Associated Press

Chaotic talks show challenge of reaching opioid settlement

The failure to reach a wide-ranging settlement means the legal battle will probably shift to bankruptcy court.
By The Associated Press

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Email: Opioid talks fail, Purdue bankruptcy filing expected

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after settlement talks over the nation’s deadly overdose crisis hit an impasse, attorneys general involved in the talks said Saturday.

By The Associated Press

OxyContin maker negotiating settlement worth a reported $12B

The agreement, if it comes to pass, would resolve more than 2,000 lawsuits brought against Purdue Pharma by state and local governments.

By The Associated Press

OxyContin maker, government attorneys from Pa. and other states in settlement talks

""Our mission here has always been clear — make Purdue Pharma and the other manufacturers....pay for what they did to Pennsylvania and its people."
By Tim Lambert/WITF