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Liz Fitzgerald of Southington and Paige Niver of Manchester embrace at the end of a news conference at Connecticut Attorney General William Tong's office, Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Hartford, Conn. Fitzgerald lost two sons to opioids and Niver's daughter became addicted to opioids after getting prescribed OxyContin at 14 years old. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL AND JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press
Thu,03/03/22-10:19AM , 278 Reads
Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to staunch a flood of lawsuits facing the maker of OxyContin.
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Public nuisance laws in opioid cases give hope to both sides
By GEOFF MULVIHILL AND JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press
Wed,11/24/21-8:00AM , 275 Reads
CLEVELAND (AP) — A jury's finding this week that three major pharmacy chains are responsible for contributing to the scourge of opioid addiction in two Ohio counties may be just the beginning of a protracted legal battle that ultimat
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