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Purdue opioid settlement could pay more than $850 million to victims if it advances
Potentially more than $850 million from the settlement would go directly to individual victims, making it different from the ...
How Opioid Settlement Could Change Sackler Family Net Worth
Purdue Pharma announced its settlement with all 55 attorneys general on Monday after longstanding allegations.
FDA approves the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, maker Gilead Sciences announced ...
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart
A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled ...
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Did Brad Schimel not join 71 of 72 Wisconsin counties that sued during opioid epidemic?
Local governments began suing pharmaceutical companies such as Purdue Pharma in 2017. Brad Schimel was the state attorney general during that time frame, not working at the Waukesha County level.
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Claimant says opioid victims won't get justice in proposed Purdue settlement
When Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, declared bankruptcy in 2019, it had no debt and was worth more than a billion dollars. How is this possible? Well Purdue was facing trillions in claims ...
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Why a potential $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma opioid settlement frustrates some victims
Hampton was appointed by the Justice Department in 2019 to represent the financial interests of victims in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case. For two years, he served on a committee of creditors.