Purdue Pharma to Pay $270 Million Settlement for Its Role in the Opioid Crisis

(OKLAHOMA CITY) — The maker of OxyContin and the company's controlling family agreed to pay $270 million to Oklahoma on Tuesday to settle allegations they helped set off the nation's deadly opioid crisis with their aggressive marketing of the powerful painkiller.

(OKLAHOMA CITY) — The maker of OxyContin and the company's controlling family agreed to pay $270 million to Oklahoma on Tuesday to settle allegations they helped set off the nation's deadly opioid crisis with their aggressive marketing of the powerful painkiller.