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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is
reportedly offering a sweeping settlement worth $10 billion to $12
billion to resolve claims that it bears responsibility for the nation's
opioid crisis.
The company made the
confidential offer in talks involving more than 2,000 lawsuits,
including cases brought by state and local governments, NBC News reported Tuesday.
The
deal would settle allegations that Purdue engaged in deceptive
marketing about deadly and addictive opioids to enrich itself.
It would reportedly involve Purdue Pharma and the family behind the
company, the Sacklers, as well as a planned Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
that would wipe out the family's stake in and control of the company.
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