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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Geoff Mulvihill

UNBELIEVABLE: Judge to explain why he s approving purdue pharma settlement plan which calls for 7b from sacklers | History Defined

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge is set to give his reasoning Tuesday for approving OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

The deal calls for members of the Sackler family who own the company to pay up to $7 billion over time.

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