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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Geoff Mulvihill

A judge could advance Purdue Pharma's $7B opioid settlement after all 50 states back it

Opioid Crisis Purdue Pharma - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

All 50 U.S. states have agreed to the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma ’s latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

A judge on Wednesday is being asked to clear the way for local governments and individual victims to vote on it.

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