Purdue Pharma reaches $ 270 million settlement with Oklahoma in opioid crisis

Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to spend $ 270 million to resolve Oklahoma's Attorney General's claims that the company would have contributed to fueling the opioid crisis, according to a person close to the folder.

The settlement is the first to emerge from more than 1,600 opioid lawsuits that Purdue faces from states, cities, and counties. Municipalities claim that the aggressive marketing of prescription pain relievers by Purdue and other pharmaceutical companies has helped trigger widespread drug addiction …