New York, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - US judge approves Purdue bankruptcy plan in opioid settlement

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2025-11-18

A US bankruptcy judge on Tuesday formally approved OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harms of opioids. The plan ends the Sackler family's control of Purdue and ability to sell opioids in the United States. Under the $7.4 billion settlement several US states reached earlier this year with the Sackler family and Purdue, the company they owned for decades, funds will also be routed to affected communities......

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